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A visit to the Castor Cemetery ...


The location of the Castor Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Castor Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Castor Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Castor Cemetery

Lat:   41.4125°   (41° 24' 45")

Lon:   -95.6886°   (-95° 41' 18")

The Castor Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County<2>.

The county seat for Pottawattamie County is located in Council Bluffs. Council Bluffs lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest of the Castor Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Castor Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Pottawattamie County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Castor Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Castor Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Castor Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Underwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Underwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood
      • Underwood is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Underwood <4>
    • Neola
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
      • Neola is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neola <4>
    • Weston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Pottawattamie County
    • McClelland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClelland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClelland
      • McClelland is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClelland <4>
    • Pigeon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
      • Pigeon is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Minden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minden
      • Minden is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minden <4>
    • Crescent
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
      • Crescent is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 618 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent <4>
    • Honey Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
      • Honey Creek is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Chautauqua
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
      • Chautauqua is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Loveland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
      • Loveland is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Persia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Persia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
      • Persia is located in Harrison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
    • Council Bluffs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Treynor
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treynor
        • Treynor is located in Pottawattamie County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 967 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Treynor <4>
      • Home Park
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Park
        • Home Park is located in Douglas County (NE)
      • Carter Lake
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Shelby
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
        • Shelby is located in Shelby County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <4>
      • Missouri Valley
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missouri Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Valley
        • Missouri Valley is located in Harrison County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,576 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Missouri Valley <4>
      • Dumfries
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
        • Dumfries is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Logan
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
        • Logan is located in Harrison County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,403 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <4>
      • Oakland
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
        • Oakland is located in Pottawattamie County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,491 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <4>
      • Hancock
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hancock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
        • Hancock is located in Pottawattamie County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
      • Tennant
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
        • Tennant is located in Shelby County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
      • Fort Calhoun
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Mineola
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
        • Mineola is located in Mills County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineola <4>
      • Carson
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
        • Carson is located in Pottawattamie County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson <4>
      • Avoca
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avoca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
        • Avoca is located in Pottawattamie County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <4>
      • Portsmouth
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • California Junction
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Junction
        • California Junction is located in Harrison County

    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 Castor 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 Castor Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Castor Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Castor Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Fisher Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fisher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fisher Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery
    • St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
    • Downsville Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Downsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Downsville Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Downsville Cemetery
    • Neola Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neola Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Neola Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neola Cemetery
    • St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Patricks Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Neola.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960110 <6>
    • St. Columbanus Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Columbanus Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Columbanus Church Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Columbanus Church Cemetery
    • Weston St. Columbanus Catholic Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weston St. Columbanus Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Weston St. Columbanus Catholic Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weston St. Columbanus Catholic Cemetery
    • Pottawattamie County Home Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pottawattamie County Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pottawattamie County Home Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pottawattamie County Home Cemetery
    • Grange Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hazel Dell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hazel Dell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hazel Dell Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hazel Dell Cemetery
    • York Twp. Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the York Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The York Twp. Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the York Twp. Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Reels Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Reels Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reels Cemetery
      • St. Bridgett Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Bridgett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Bridgett Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Bridgett Cemetery
      • Elan Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Elan Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elan Cemetery
      • McIntosh Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McIntosh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McIntosh Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McIntosh Cemetery
      • Hardin Twp. Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardin Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hardin Twp. Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardin Twp. Cemetery
      • Hardin Twp. Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardin Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hardin Twp. Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardin Twp. Cemetery
      • Minden Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Minden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Minden Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minden Cemetery
      • Champlin Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Champlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Champlin Cemetery is located in Harrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Champlin Cemetery
      • Graybill Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graybill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Graybill Cemetery is located in Harrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graybill Cemetery
      • Spears Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spears Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Spears Cemetery is located in Harrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spears Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Castor Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1949484  (Castor Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1949484 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Underwood
      • County: Pottawattamie         Elev: 377
      • Location given for GNIS #1949484 (Castor Cemetery)

    The official website for Pottawattamie County: www.pottcounty.com/

    The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

    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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Castor Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4125, Longitude: -95.6886       In this case, the coordinates for the Castor Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.




 

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