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A visit to the Elm Grove Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Elm Grove Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Elm Grove Cemetery (FG ID #94671)

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 Elm Grove Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elm Grove Cemetery

Lat:   41.2863°   (41° 17' 10")

Lon:   -91.7001°   (-91° 42' 0")

The Elm Grove Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.

The county seat for Washington County is located in Washington. Washington lies just to the north northeast of the Elm Grove Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Elm Grove Cemetery.<4>

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

  • County Farm Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The County Farm Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Moore Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Moore Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Philips Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Philips Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Philips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Philips Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Memorial Miller Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Craven Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Craven Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Craven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Craven Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Schrock Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schrock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schrock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Schrock Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Benson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Benson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Benson Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Roberts Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Roberts Chapel Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Grace Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grace Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Todd Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Todd Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Todd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Todd Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Custer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Custer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Custer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Custer Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Martin Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Martin Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Sommers Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sommers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sommers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sommers Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Pleasant Plain Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Plain Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Plain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Plain Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • West Chester Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Chester Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Chester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Chester Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • New Haven Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Gatlin Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gatlin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gatlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gatlin Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Sandy Hook Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Fern Cliff Evangelic Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fern Cliff Evangelic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fern Cliff Evangelic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fern Cliff Evangelic Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Ainsworth Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ainsworth Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ainsworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ainsworth Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Grand Prairie Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grand Prairie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grand Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grand Prairie Cemetery is located in Washington County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Elm Grove Cemetery.

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

  • Washington
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Havre
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Havre. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
    • Havre is located in Washington County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Havre
    • From the Elm Grove Cemetery to Havre
  • Ainsworth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ainsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainsworth
    • Ainsworth is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ainsworth <6>
  • West Chester
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
    • West Chester is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
  • Coppock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coppock have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppock
    • Coppock is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
  • Brighton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Wayland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
    • Wayland is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <6>
  • Crawfordsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Plain
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cotter
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotter have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotter
    • Cotter is located in Louisa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
  • Kalona
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kalona have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalona
    • Kalona is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalona <6>
  • Rubio
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rubio have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubio
    • Rubio is located in Washington County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

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 Elm Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Elm Grove Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Elm Grove 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 Elm Grove Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #456332  (Elm Grove Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #456332 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: Washington
    • County: Washington         Elev: 227
    • Location given for GNIS #456332 (Elm Grove Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #94671

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Washington, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Elm Grove Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2863, Longitude: -91.7001    
<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 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.
<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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