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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Council Hill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Council Hill Cemetery (FG ID #94530)

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 Council Hill Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   43.0719°   (43° 4' 18")

Lon:   -91.3000°   (-91° 17' 59")

The Council Hill Cemetery is located in Clayton County<2>.

The county seat for Clayton County is located in Elkader. Elkader lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Council Hill 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 Council Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Clayton 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 Council Hill 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 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Council Hill Cemetery.

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

    • Watson
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
      • Watson is located in Clayton County
    • Monona
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Volney
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
      • Volney is located in Allamakee County
    • McGregor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGregor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
      • McGregor is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGregor <5>
    • Marquette
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Waukon Junction
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon Junction
      • Waukon Junction is located in Allamakee County
    • Luana
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luana have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luana
      • Luana is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luana <5>
    • Farmersburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
      • Farmersburg is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
    • Prairie du Chien
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Chien
      • Prairie du Chien is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,531 people
    • Rossville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
      • Rossville is located in Allamakee County
    • Waterville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
      • Waterville is located in Allamakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
    • Hardin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
      • Hardin is located in Clayton County
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Saint Olaf
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Olaf have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Olaf
        • Saint Olaf is located in Clayton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Olaf <5>
      • Wyalusing
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyalusing
        • Wyalusing is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Harpers Ferry
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Gunder
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunder
        • Gunder is located in Clayton County
      • Bridgeport
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
        • Bridgeport is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Clayton Center
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Center
        • Clayton Center is located in Clayton County
      • Clayton
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
        • Clayton is located in Clayton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
      • Dalby
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby
        • Dalby is located in Allamakee County
      • Elon
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
        • Elon is located in Allamakee County
      • Postville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Garnavillo
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)

    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 Council Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clayton County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Council Hill 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 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Council Hill Cemetery.<6>

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

    • St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Wenceslaus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Wenceslaus Cemetery is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
    • Railroad Employee Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Railroad Employee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Railroad Employee Cemetery is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Railroad Employee Cemetery
    • Sixteen Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Ion Methodist Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Ion Methodist Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Ion Methodist Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ion Methodist Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2325781 <1>
    • Cummings Plot
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cummings Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cummings Plot is located in Allamakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cummings Plot
    • Monona Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
    • Knapp Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Volney Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Volney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Volney Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Volney Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #607345 <1>
    • Smithfield Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Giard Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Baylis Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baylis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Baylis Cemetery is located in Clayton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baylis Cemetery
      • Winkawitsch Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winkawitsch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Winkawitsch Cemetery is located in Clayton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winkawitsch Cemetery
      • Eastman Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Eastman Cemetery is located in Clayton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastman Cemetery
      • Buell Park Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buell Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Buell Park Cemetery is located in Clayton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buell Park Cemetery
      • Walton Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Walton Cemetery is located in Clayton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walton Cemetery
      • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Clayton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      • Pt. Ann Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pt. Ann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pt. Ann Cemetery is located in Clayton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pt. Ann Cemetery
      • St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Marys Catholic Cemetery is located in Clayton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
      • Spaulding Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cherry Mound Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

    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 Council Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #455673  (Council Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #455673 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: Giard
      • County: Clayton         Elev: 349
      • Location given for GNIS #455673 (Council Hill Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #94530

    The official website for Clayton County: www.claytoncountyiowa.net/

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

    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 Clayton, 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 things 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 Council Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0719, Longitude: -91.3000    
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>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.
    <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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