A visit to the Evans 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 Evans Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Evans Cemetery (FG ID #94697).
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 Evans Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Evans Cemetery:
41.4691, -91.4746
The Evans Cemetery is located in Johnson County<2>.
The county seat for Johnson County is located in Iowa City. Iowa City lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Evans Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Evans Cemetery.
Name Variations for Evans Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Evans Cemetery.
Evans Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Pokertown Cemetery
- Pokertown Cemetery
- Old Polkertown Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Evans Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Evans Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- River Junction Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Grave Yard Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clarke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Clarke Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke Cemetery
- Swank Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Tree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cline Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kupka Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Kupka Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kupka Cemetery
- Litsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Litsey Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litsey Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Knight Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Smith Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Family Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Family Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Forbes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Forbes Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes Cemetery
- Trowbridge - Lenz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sandtown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Earhart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Harrisburg Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Foster Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Lone Tree Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Lone Tree Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree Cemetery
- Lenz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lenz Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenz Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Evans Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Evans Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- River Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lone Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gladwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Conesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nichols
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nichols is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Midway ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kalona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cotter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cotter is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Downey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Downey is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
- Iowa City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ainsworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- University Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- University Heights is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- West Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Columbus Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Centerdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Columbus City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Columbus City is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Letts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Williamstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Frytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Washington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Havre
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oasis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Amish
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Evans Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Johnson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Evans Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ainsworth
- Columbus City
- Columbus Junction
- Hills
- Iowa City
- Kalona
- Letts
- Lone Tree
- Nichols
- Riverside
- Washington
- West Branch
- West Liberty
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 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 Evans Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Johnson 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 Evans Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #94697
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #456410 (Evans Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #456410 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: Johnson
- Est. Elev: 205 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lone Tree
- Location given for Evans Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4689101 Lon: -91.4743284
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Johnson, 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- Evans 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |