A visit to the Branson Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Branson Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Branson Cemetery (FG ID #94327).
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 Branson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Branson Cemetery:
41.4849, -95.8606
The Branson Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County<2>.
The county seat for Pottawattamie County is located in Council Bluffs. Council Bluffs lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south of the Branson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Branson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Branson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Branson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Crook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Crook Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crook Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Elan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Elan Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elan Cemetery
- St. Bridgett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Bridgett Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bridgett Cemetery
- Reels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Reels Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reels Cemetery
- Grange Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- McIntosh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The McIntosh Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Cemetery
- Old Frazier Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Old Frazier Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Frazier Cemetery
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Linwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Linwood Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Shipley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Crescent Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Cemetery
- Ft. Calhoun Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hazel Dell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Hazel Dell Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Dell Cemetery
- Harris Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Harris Grove Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove Cemetery
- Calhoun Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Cemetery
- Castor Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Castor Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castor Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Branson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Branson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Loveland
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Loveland is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
- Honey Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Honey Creek is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Pigeon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Missouri Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fort Calhoun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Crescent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- California Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- De Soto ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Weston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Underwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Logan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Briggs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Briggs is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Home Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Neola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Modale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carter Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chautauqua
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- McClelland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yorkshire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Magnolia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Blair
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Irvington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Council Bluffs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Minden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Persia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Persia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 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 Branson 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 Branson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blair
- Blair lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Branson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Blair.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Council Bluffs
- De Soto - Historic
- Fort Calhoun
- Logan
- Logan lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Branson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Logan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Magnolia
- Missouri Valley
- Neola
- Underwood
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 Branson 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 Branson Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #94327
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #454808 (Branson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #454808 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: 399 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Honey Creek
- Location given for Branson Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4847157 Lon: -95.8608438
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Branson 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |