A visit to the Cedar 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 Cedar Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cedar Cemetery:
42.5808, -94.8375
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cedar Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cedar Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County<2>.
The county seat for Pocahontas County is located in Pocahontas. Pocahontas lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northeast of the Cedar Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cedar Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Cedar Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cedar Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Columbkille's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cooke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cooke Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooke Cemetery
- First M E Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Elfsborg - Dover Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Varina Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Varina Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Newell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Newell Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell Cemetery
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Crown Hill Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Pomeroy.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96531 <5>
- Swedish Mission Bethany Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Elfsborg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Elfsborg Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elfsborg Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Elfsborg Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grant Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Grant Twp. Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Twp. Cemetery
- Newell Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cedar Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Cedar Cemetery is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cemetery
- The Cedar Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cedar River Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129912 <5>
- Garfield Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Garfield Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Memorial Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Twin Lakes Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Twin Lakes Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Cemetery
- Swedish Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Swedish Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedish Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cedar Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cedar Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fonda
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Varina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Varina is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Pomeroy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Newell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jolley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jolley is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Lytton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lytton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Twin Lakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Palmer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Nemaha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Nemaha is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Sac City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pocahontas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Albert City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Manson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Juniata
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Juniata is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
- Sherwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sherwood is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Rockwell City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Early
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lakeside is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
- Yetter
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Yetter is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yetter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Laurens
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Havelock
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Storm Lake
(18 miles [29 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 Cedar Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pocahontas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cedar Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Early
- Fonda
- Havelock
- Laurens
- Lytton
- Manson
- Nemaha
- Newell
- Pocahontas
- Pomeroy
- Rockwell City
- Sac City
- Storm Lake
- Yetter
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 websites either 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 Cedar Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Pocahontas 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 Cedar Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1925419 (Cedar Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1925419 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: Pocahontas
- Est. Elev: 374 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fonda
- Location given for Cedar Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.5808111 Lon: -94.8374844
- 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 Pocahontas, 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- Cedar 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. |
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