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A visit to the Cedar Crest Cemetery ...

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 Cedar Crest Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cedar Crest Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   42.4783°   (42° 28' 41")

Lon:   -92.0407°   (-92° 2' 26")

The Cedar Crest Cemetery is located in Buchanan County<2>.

The county seat for Buchanan County is located in Independence. Independence lies just to the east of the Cedar Crest Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cedar Crest Cemetery.<4>

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

  • New Barclay Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Barclay Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Barclay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Barclay Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
  • Old Barclay Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Barclay Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Barclay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Barclay Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
  • Littleton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Littleton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Littleton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Littleton Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
  • Otterville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otterville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Otterville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Otterville Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
  • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
  • State Hospital Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the State Hospital Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the State Hospital Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The State Hospital Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
  • Amish Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amish Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Amish Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Hope Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Independence.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95532 <5>
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Union Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
    • Fairview - Lester Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview - Lester Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview - Lester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview - Lester Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
    • St. Francis Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
    • Spring Creek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
    • German Catholic Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The German Catholic Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
    • Lester Twp. Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lester Twp. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lester Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lester Twp. Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
    • Poyner Twp. Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poyner Twp. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poyner Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Poyner Twp. Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
    • St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Catholic Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
    • St. Mary's Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Buchanan County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cedar Crest Cemetery.

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

  • Jesup
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jesup have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesup
    • Jesup is located in Black Hawk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,711 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jesup <6>
  • Shady Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shady Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Shady Grove is located in Buchanan County
  • Jubilee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jubilee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
    • Jubilee is located in Black Hawk County
  • Independence
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Dunkerton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunkerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkerton
    • Dunkerton is located in Black Hawk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
  • Gilbertville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbertville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
    • Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
  • Dewar
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
    • Dewar is located in Black Hawk County
  • Raymond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
    • Raymond is located in Black Hawk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
  • Elk Run Heights
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Run Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Heights
    • Elk Run Heights is located in Black Hawk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
  • Brandon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
    • Brandon is located in Buchanan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
  • Doris
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doris. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doris
    • Doris is located in Buchanan County
  • Fairbank
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairbank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbank
    • Fairbank is located in Buchanan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,132 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairbank <6>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hazleton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rowley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Edwards ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
      • Edwards is located in Black Hawk County
    • Evansdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evansdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansdale
      • Evansdale is located in Black Hawk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,734 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evansdale <6>
    • La Porte City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Auburn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
      • Mount Auburn is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
    • Quasqueton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Winthrop
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
      • Winthrop is located in Buchanan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
    • Oelwein
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Klinger
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klinger
      • Klinger is located in Bremer County
    • Oran
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oran have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
      • Oran is located in Fayette County
    • Waterloo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Spencers Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Grove
      • Spencers Grove is located in Benton County
    • Stanley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Stanley is located in Buchanan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 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 Cedar Crest Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Buchanan County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cedar Crest Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Cedar Crest Cemetery:

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 Crest Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #455239  (Cedar Crest Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #455239 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: Jesup
    • County: Buchanan         Elev: 295
    • Location given for GNIS #455239 (Cedar Crest Cemetery)

The official website for Buchanan County: www.buchanancounty.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 Buchanan, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Cedar Crest Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4783, Longitude: -92.0407       In this case, the coordinates for the Cedar Crest Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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