A visit to the Douglas Township 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 Douglas Twp. Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Douglas Twp. Cemetery:
41.1361, -94.9753
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Douglas Twp. Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Douglas Twp. Cemetery is located in Montgomery County<2>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Red Oak. Red Oak lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Douglas Twp. Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Douglas Twp. Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Douglas Twp. Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Douglas Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Indian Burial Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Indian Burial Ground is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Burial Ground
- Noble Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Morton Mills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Morton Mills Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Mills Cemetery
- Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Memorial Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Strand Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Weirich Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Weirich Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weirich Cemetery
- The Weirich Cemetery has also been known as:
- German Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96622 <5>
- Lowman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Lowman Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowman Cemetery
- Pilot Grove Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pilot Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Pilot Grove Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove Cemetery
- Tabor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Tabor Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bolt Family Burying Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Larson Burial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Larson Burial Gardens is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larson Burial Gardens
- The Larson Burial Gardens has also been known as:
- Mormon Pioneer Cemetery
- Norway Cemetery
- Norwegian Cemetery
- Rockdale Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96481 <5>
- St. Timothy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Timothy Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Timothy Cemetery
- Reno Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Reno Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno Cemetery
- Sciola Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Newlons Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Arlington Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Arlington Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington 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 Douglas Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Douglas Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Grant
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Grant is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Strand
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Strand is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strand
- Lincoln Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Center is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
- Lyman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lyman is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Sciola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sciola is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciola
- Tenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenville
- Carbon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Elliott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cumberland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Griswold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Quincy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quincy is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Dewey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dewey is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Stanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Etna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Etna is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Massena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clarinda Junction ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Clarinda Junction is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarinda Junction
- Villisca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Nodaway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Nodaway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Brooks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brooks is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Red Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Norway Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Norway Center is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Center
- Corning
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Queen City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Queen City is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Carl
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Carl is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
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 Douglas Twp. Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montgomery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Douglas Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Corning
- Elliott
- Grant
- Griswold
- Lewis
- Lewis lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Douglas Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lewis.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Massena
- Nodaway
- Red Oak
- Stanton
- Villisca
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Douglas Twp. Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Montgomery 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 Douglas Twp. Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1968772 (Douglas Township Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1968772 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: Montgomery
- Est. Elev: 347 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grant
- Location given for Douglas Township Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.1361006 Lon: -94.9752635
- 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 Montgomery, 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 from Point A (ie- Douglas Twp. 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. |