A visit to the Crook 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 Crook Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Crook Cemetery:
41.4583, -95.8739
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Crook Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Crook Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County<2>.
The county seat for Pottawattamie County is located in Council Bluffs. Council Bluffs lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south of the Crook Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Crook Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Crook Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Crook Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Elan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Elan Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elan Cemetery
- Branson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Bridgett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The St. Bridgett Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bridgett Cemetery
- McIntosh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The McIntosh Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Cemetery
- Reels Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Reels Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reels Cemetery
- Grange Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- The Oak Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Town Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95638 <5>
- Crescent Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Crescent Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Cemetery
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Old Frazier Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Old Frazier Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Frazier Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Shipley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ft. Calhoun Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Ft. Calhoun Cemetery is located in Washington County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Calhoun Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ft. Calhoun Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Fort Calhoun (NE).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #429578 <5>
- Hazel Dell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Hazel Dell Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Dell Cemetery
- Mormon Pioneer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Mormon Pioneer Cemetery is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Pioneer Cemetery
- The Mormon Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mormon Cemetery
- Winter Quarters Pioneer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2291793 <5>
- Evans Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Linwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Linwood Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Potters Field
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Forest Lawn Memorial Park is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- The Forest Lawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100643 <5>
- St. Columbanus Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Weston St. Columbanus Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fisher Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Castor Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Castor Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castor 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 Crook Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Crook Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Honey Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Honey Creek is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Loveland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Loveland is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
- Pigeon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pigeon is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Crescent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Missouri Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fort Calhoun
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- California Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- California Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Junction
- Briggs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Briggs is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
- Home Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Home Park is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Park
- Weston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Weston is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- De Soto ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- De Soto is located in Washington County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- De Soto has also been known as:
- DeSoto
- Carter Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Underwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chautauqua
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chautauqua is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Irvington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Irvington is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Council Bluffs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- McClelland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Neola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Modale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Logan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Blair
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blair is located in Washington County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,948 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blair <6>
- Omaha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Omaha is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- 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>
- Yorkshire
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Yorkshire is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Magnolia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Bennington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Crook 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 Crook Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bennington
- Blair
- Council Bluffs
- De Soto - Historic
- Fort Calhoun
- Logan
- Logan lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Crook Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Logan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Magnolia
- Missouri Valley
- Neola
- Omaha
- Omaha lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Crook Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Omaha.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Underwood
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 Crook Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Pottawattamie 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 Crook Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1949477 (Crook Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1949477 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: Pottawattamie
- Est. Elev: 349 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Honey Creek
- Location given for Crook Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4583274 Lon: -95.8738997
- 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 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 '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- Crook 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. |