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A visit to the Crown Hill 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 Crown Hill Cemetery ...

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

42.4808, -94.7364

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

The Crown Hill Cemetery is located in Calhoun County<2>.

The county seat for Calhoun County is located in Rockwell City. Rockwell City lies just to the southeast of the Crown Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Crown Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Crown Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Twin Lakes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Twin Lakes Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Cemetery
  • Garfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Garfield Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Pomeroy.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96531 <5>
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • St. John Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The St. John Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Memorial Park is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
  • Zion Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Cedar Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Cedar Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cemetery
  • Reformatory Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Reformatory Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reformatory Cemetery
  • Rosehill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Cemetery
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Heuser - Leith Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Heuser - Leith Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heuser - Leith Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Heuser - Leith Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Manson.
      • The Heuser - Leith Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Leith Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95273 <5>
    • Swedish Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Swedish Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedish Cemetery
    • Cedar Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Cedar Cemetery is located in Sac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cemetery
      • The Cedar Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cedar River Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129912 <5>
    • Roby Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Roby Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby Cemetery
    • Swedish Mission Bethany Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Elfsborg Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Elfsborg Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elfsborg Cemetery
    • Elfsborg Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lutheran Emanuel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Creek Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Lake Creek Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Creek Cemetery
    • St. Thomas Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery

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 Crown Hill Cemetery.

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

  • Jolley
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jolley is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
  • Twin Lakes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Twin Lakes is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
  • Pomeroy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lytton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lytton is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
  • Rockwell City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sherwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Sherwood is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
  • Fonda
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fonda is located in Pocahontas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonda
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fonda <6>
  • Manson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Yetter
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Yetter is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yetter
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
  • Palmer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sac City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Rands
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Rands is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rands
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Lake City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Knierim
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Knierim is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knierim
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Varina
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Varina is located in Pocahontas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
    • Grant City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Grant City is located in Sac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
    • Rinard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Rinard is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinard
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
    • Newell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Newell is located in Buena Vista County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 859 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newell <6>
    • Auburn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lohrville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Somers
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Somers is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Wightman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Wightman is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wightman
    • Pocahontas
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Nemaha
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Nemaha is located in Sac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 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 Crown Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Calhoun County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Crown Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Crown Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Calhoun 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 Crown Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #455741  (Crown Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #455741 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: Calhoun
      • Est. Elev: 376 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Rockwell City
      • Location given for Crown Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.4808121     Lon: -94.7363701
      • 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 Calhoun, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crown Hill 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.