Welcome to the Graveyards of Omaha.  I would like this to be the definitive site for information and history on Omaha itself and the cemeteries of eastern Nebraska and western Iowa, and it will be as comprehensive as it can be.  I now live in Bellevue, within walking distance of Bellevue Cemetery, which I thought was a remarkable coincidence. :-)

NEW!! Over 90% of Prospect Hill markers are now online at this site. Click the Prospect Hill menu item to the left to see them!

I began this site with the idea, initially, of posting some individual histories and a few photos of the graveyards and small family cemeteries that I had always been interested in here in Omaha.  It has long since been expanded to include every cemetery in the Omaha/Bellevue/Council Bluffs area, and will eventually include any and all of the graveyards I run across, no matter where they are.  The greatest concentration will be in eastern Nebraska/western Iowa, since those are closest to my home. I would like to add interment lists as I get the time to do the smaller graveyards, but this is a dream that may take awhile to accomplish.  I expect that this will be an ongoing project for a long, long time, so you might want to bookmark this site.

I am currently documenting Prospect Hill and Temple Israel (Pleasant Hill) by photographing every marker and monument. With the Omaha weather it will take at least several years to accomplish. Prospect Hill is about 90% done, and Temple Israel is only 5% done.

I will track down death certificates, burial information, photos of markers or plots, family history, etc., in the Omaha/Council Bluffs area, for a fee. If you need any of those services, please contact me for details. I am currently trying to finish my Masters degree, so I may not have the time but will let you know.

I will also gladly accept photos from other cemeteries in any locale, family stories, history, and biographies and photos of the people whose markers appear on this website; anything that you might have that pertains to a graveyard on this list, or a new one. I’ll see that your name is posted as the contributor.  I am also especially interested in hearing anything on Sperling Gardens or Fisher Farm.

My thanks to Karen at GOGS and Amy in Valley, who have directed me to many out-of-the-way graveyards, to the webmasters of the Sarpy County and Douglas County GenWeb, to Bill Savage for his photo contributions, to Stacey for her photo contributions, and to my husband Steve who has suffered through many trips to cemeteries he never wanted to visit.

To navigate the website, use the hyperlinks in the left hand column; the links on this main page will open a new browser window for each cemetery. Within each individual cemetery, use the back and forward buttons to navigate, as well as the page links on the left side of the screen.  On the main page of each cemetery, there are two hyperlink arrows that will take you to the previous and the next cemetery. You can always get back to this main page by using the Home button found on each page. 

I would also like to thank the Greater Omaha Genealogical Society for some of the background information about the cemeteries on this website. 

To reach me, please email
martaL--------@steveandmarta.com

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