A visit to the Buena Vista Memorial Park ...
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 Buena Vista Memorial Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Buena Vista Memorial Park:
42.6539, -95.2342
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Buena Vista Memorial Park can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Buena Vista Memorial Park is located in Buena Vista County<2>.
The county seat for Buena Vista County is located in Storm Lake. Storm Lake lies just to the east southeast of the Buena Vista Memorial Park .
Open a Google Map centered on the Buena Vista Memorial Park.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Buena Vista Memorial Park.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Buena Vista Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- Storm Lake Municipal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Scandinavian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Scandinavian Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavian Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Maple Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Maple Valley Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley Cemetery
- Hayes Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hayes Twp. Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Twp. Cemetery
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Immanuel Reformed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Elk Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Elk Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Cemetery
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- German Methodist Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Chase Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Chase Cemetery is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chase Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Schaller.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94465 <5>
- Newell Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Church of Christ Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Plainview Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Diamond Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Diamond Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Schaller Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Schaller Cemetery is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaller Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Buena Vista Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Buena Vista Memorial Park, with the nearest first:
- Storm Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Casino Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Casino Beach is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casino Beach
- Lakeside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeside is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
- Alta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Alta is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta <6>
- Truesdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Juniata
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Juniata is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
- Schaller
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elkton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elkton is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Aurelia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Nemaha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nemaha is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Newell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rembrandt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Galva
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Early
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Linn Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Albert City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Varina
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Varina is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Sioux Rapids
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cherokee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Buena Vista Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Buena Vista County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Buena Vista Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alta
- Alta lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Buena Vista Memorial Park.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alta.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Aurelia
- Cherokee
- Early
- Early lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Buena Vista Memorial Park.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Early.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early
- Fonda
- Fonda lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Buena Vista Memorial Park.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fonda.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonda
- Holstein
- Nemaha
- Newell
- Newell lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Buena Vista Memorial Park.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Newell.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Peterson
- Sac City
- Schaller
- Sioux Rapids
- Storm Lake
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Buena Vista Memorial Park:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Buena Vista 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 Buena Vista Memorial Park:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #454947 (Buena Vista Memorial Park Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #454947 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: Buena Vista
- Est. Elev: 441 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Storm Lake
- Location given for Buena Vista Memorial Park Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.6538694 Lon: -95.2341633
- 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 Buena Vista, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Buena Vista Memorial Park) 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. |