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A visit to the Crawford Heights Memorial 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 Crawford Heights Memorial Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Crawford Heights Memorial Cemetery:

42.0008, -95.3472

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

The Crawford Heights Memorial Cemetery is located in Crawford County<2>.

The county seat for Crawford County is located in Denison. Denison lies just to the north northwest of the Crawford Heights Memorial Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Crawford Heights Memorial Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Crawford Heights Memorial Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Old Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Old Catholic Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Catholic Cemetery
  • St. Rose of Lima Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The St. Rose of Lima Catholic Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Rose of Lima Catholic Cemetery
    • The St. Rose of Lima Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Rose of Lima Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96268 <5>
  • Washington Twp. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Crawford County Home Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Buck Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Buck Grove Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove Cemetery
  • Washington Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Butler Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Butler Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
  • Emmanuel Evangelican Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Milford Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Milford Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Cemetery
  • Nishnabotna Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Nishnabotna Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nishnabotna Cemetery
  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Vail Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Vail Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Astor Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Astor Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor Cemetery
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    • King Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The King Cemetery is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
    • Lehfeld Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Lehfeld Cemetery is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehfeld Cemetery
    • Morgan Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Morgan Cemetery is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
    • Dow City Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Dow City Cemetery is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dow City Cemetery
    • Bockelmann Family Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hayes Twp. Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Hayes Twp. Cemetery is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Twp. Cemetery
    • Hayes Twp. Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Hayes Twp. Cemetery is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Twp. Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Crawford Heights Memorial Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Crawford Heights Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Denison
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sunset Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Sunset Village is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
  • Arion
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Arion is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
  • Buck Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Buck Grove is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
  • Deloit
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Deloit is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deloit
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
  • Bell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Bell is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
  • Vail
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Vail is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vail <6>
  • Kenwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Kenwood is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
  • Dow City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Astor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Astor is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
  • Manilla
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Schleswig
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Defiance
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Defiance is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Aspinwall
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Aspinwall is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspinwall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
    • Westside
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Boyer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Boyer is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer
    • Kiron
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Charter Oak
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Botna
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Botna is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botna
    • Ricketts
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ricketts is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Earling
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Earling is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
    • Manning
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Dunlap
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Irwin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Arcadia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Arcadia is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 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 Crawford Heights Memorial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Crawford County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Crawford Heights Memorial Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Charter Oak
  • Denison
    • Denison lies less than 2 miles<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Crawford Heights Memorial Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Denison.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denison
  • Dow City
    • Dow City lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Crawford Heights Memorial Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dow City.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dow City
  • Dunlap
    • Dunlap lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Crawford Heights Memorial Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dunlap.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
  • Irwin
    • Irwin lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Crawford Heights Memorial Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Irwin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
  • Kiron
    • Kiron lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Crawford Heights Memorial Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kiron.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiron
  • Manning
    • Manning lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Crawford Heights Memorial Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Manning.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
  • Vail
    • Vail lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Crawford Heights Memorial Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vail.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail

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 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 Crawford Heights Memorial Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Crawford 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 Crawford Heights Memorial Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #455705  (Crawford Heights Memorial Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #455705 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: Crawford
      • Est. Elev: 401 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Denison
      • Location given for Crawford Heights Memorial Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.0008214     Lon: -95.34722
      • 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 Crawford, 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- Crawford Heights Memorial 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.