A visit to the Arlington Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Arlington Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Arlington Cemetery:
42.4969, -96.0578
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Arlington Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Arlington Cemetery is located in Woodbury County<2>.
The county seat for Woodbury County is located in Sioux City. Sioux City lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west of the Arlington Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Arlington Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Arlington Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Arlington Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Banner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Banner Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Cemetery
- Fairfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
- Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Wolf Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Wolf Creek Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Kingsley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Kingsley Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Cemetery
- Elkhorn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Elkhorn Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Cemetery
- Lincoln Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lincoln Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Hinton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95301 <5>
- Concordia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Concordia Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia Cemetery
- Eberly Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Eberly Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eberly Cemetery
- Lucky Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Lucky Valley Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Valley Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Floyd Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
- Grange Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Grange Twp. Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Grange Twp. Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Bronson.
- The Grange Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grange Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1979924 <5>
- Climbing Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Climbing Hill Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climbing Hill Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Family Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Family Cemetery
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Peiro Bethel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Peiro Bethel Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peiro Bethel Cemetery
- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Arlington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Arlington Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Moville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lawton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lawton is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
- Kingsley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bronson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bronson is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- Climbing Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Climbing Hill is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climbing Hill
- Pierson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pierson is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Anthon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Correctionville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- O'Leary
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- O'Leary is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Leary
- Glen Ellen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Glen Ellen is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ellen
- Hinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- James
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- James is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Evergreen Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Village is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Holiday Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Holiday Village is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Regency of Sioux City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sergeant Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oto is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
- Salix
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fielding
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fielding is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielding
- Sioux City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hornick
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hornick is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Washta
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Washta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Merrill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- South Sioux City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dakota City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Smithland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cushing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cushing is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Arlington Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Woodbury County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Arlington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anthon
- Correctionville
- Dakota City
- Hinton
- Kingsley
- Moville
- Sergeant Bluff
- Sioux City
- Smithland
- South Sioux City
- Washta
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Arlington Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Woodbury County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Arlington Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #454232 (Arlington Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #454232 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Woodbury
- Est. Elev: 366 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Moville
- Location given for Arlington Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4969364 Lon: -96.0577967
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Woodbury, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Arlington Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |