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A visit to the Crescent 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 Crescent Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Crescent 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 Crescent Cemetery

Lat:   41.3667°   (41° 22' 0")

Lon:   -95.8558°   (-95° 51' 20")

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

The county seat for Pottawattamie County is located in Council Bluffs. Council Bluffs lies just to the south of the Crescent Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Crescent Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Evans Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • McIntosh Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McIntosh Cemetery
    • 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
  • Hazel Dell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hazel Dell Cemetery
    • 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
  • Reels Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reels Cemetery
    • 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
  • Garner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Garner Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Grange Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Elan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elan Cemetery
    • 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
  • Crook Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crook Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Shipley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Mormon Pioneer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mormon Pioneer Cemetery
    • The Mormon Pioneer Cemetery is located in Douglas County (NE)
    • The Mormon Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mormon Cemetery
    • Winter Quarters Pioneer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2291793 <5>
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Ridgewood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridgewood Cemetery
    • The Ridgewood Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ridgewood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Council Bluffs.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95946 <5>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Walnut Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Hill Cemetery
      • The Walnut Hill Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Walnut Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Council Bluffs.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96591 <5>
    • Cedar Lawn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Lawn Cemetery
      • The Cedar Lawn Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Lawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Council Bluffs.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94432 <5>
    • Green Valley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Valley Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Council Bluffs.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96122 <5>
    • St. Columbanus Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Columbanus Church Cemetery
      • 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
    • Weston St. Columbanus Catholic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weston St. Columbanus Catholic Cemetery
      • 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
    • St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
      • 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
    • Potters Field
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Forest Lawn Memorial Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Memorial Park
      • The Forest Lawn Memorial Park is located in Douglas County (NE)
      • The Forest Lawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Forest Lawn Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100643 <5>
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Douglas County (NE)
    • Pleasant Hill Jewish Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Jewish Cemetery
      • The Pleasant Hill Jewish Cemetery is located in Douglas County (NE)
      • The Pleasant Hill Jewish Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Temple Israel Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101153 <5>
    • Golden Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Memorial Park Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park Cemetery
      • The Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Council Bluffs.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95449 <5>
    • Memorial Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Memorial Park is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Downsville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Downsville Cemetery
      • 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
    • St. Bridgett Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Bridgett Cemetery
      • 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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Crescent Cemetery.

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

  • Crescent
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • 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 <6>
  • Honey Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Home Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Park
    • Home Park is located in Douglas County (NE)
  • Carter Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Chautauqua
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
    • Chautauqua is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Weston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
    • Weston is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Council Bluffs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pigeon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pigeon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
    • Pigeon is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Loveland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • McClelland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • 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 <6>
  • Underwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Irvington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irvington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
    • Irvington is located in Douglas County (NE)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Fort Calhoun
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Omaha
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
      • Omaha is located in Douglas County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478,393 people
      • Omaha has also been known as:
      • Omaha City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <6>
    • Missouri Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • 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 <6>
    • Dumfries
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
      • Dumfries is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Neola
      (13 miles [20.9 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 <6>
    • Ralston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ralston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
      • Ralston is located in Douglas County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,254 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ralston <6>
    • De Soto ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
      • De Soto is located in Washington County (NE)
      • De Soto has also been known as:
      • DeSoto
    • La Vista
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vista
      • La Vista is located in Sarpy County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,020 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Vista <6>
    • Bellevue
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Treynor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 <6>
    • California Junction
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Junction
      • California Junction is located in Harrison County
    • Bennington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
      • Bennington is located in Douglas County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennington <6>

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 Crescent 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 Crescent 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 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 Crescent 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 Crescent Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1949481  (Crescent Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1949481 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: Council Bluffs North
    • County: Pottawattamie         Elev: 332
    • Location given for GNIS #1949481 (Crescent 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 Crescent Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3667, Longitude: -95.8558       In this case, the coordinates for the Crescent 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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