A visit to the Big Grove 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 Big Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Big Grove Cemetery:
41.3089, -95.4319
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Big Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Big Grove Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County<2>.
The county seat for Pottawattamie County is located in Council Bluffs. Council Bluffs lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the west of the Big Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Big Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Big Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Big Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Belknap Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Belknap Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap Cemetery
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
- Carson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Carson Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Cemetery
- Fairview Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Silver Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Silver Valley Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- The Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Town Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95724 <5>
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- York Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The York Twp. Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Twp. Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wheeler Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mormon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Treynor Zion Congregational Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hardin Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Hardin Twp. Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Twp. Cemetery
- Hardin Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Hardin Twp. Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Twp. Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
- Newton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Minden Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Minden Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minden Cemetery
- Pottawattamie County Home Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Farm Creek Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Farm Creek Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Creek Cemetery
- Farm Creek Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Farm Creek Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Creek Cemetery
- Whipple Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Whipple Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Big Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Big Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oakland
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Carson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hancock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Macedonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Treynor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Minden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Avoca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Avoca is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <6>
- Harlan Junction ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Harlan Junction is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan Junction
- Neola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Underwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- McClelland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Griswold
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Yorkshire
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yorkshire is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Walnut
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Weston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Weston is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Dumfries
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dumfries is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
- Mineola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Elliott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chautauqua
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Chautauqua is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
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 Big Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pottawattamie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Big Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Avoca
- Avoca lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Big Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avoca.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Carson
- Elliott
- Griswold
- Hancock
- Hastings
- Lewis
- Macedonia
- Marne
- Marne lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Big Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Marne.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marne
- Neola
- Shelby
- Silver City
- Underwood
- Walnut
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Big Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Pottawattamie 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 Big Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1949488 (Big Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1949488 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: Pottawattamie
- Est. Elev: 338 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oakland
- Location given for Big Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.3088822 Lon: -95.4319458
- 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 Pottawattamie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Big Grove 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. |