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 #94696).
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:
41.3256, -95.8370
The Evans Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County<2>.
The county seat for Pottawattamie County is located in Council Bluffs. Council Bluffs lies just to the south southwest of the Evans Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Evans Cemetery.
Establishment of the Evans Cemetery ...
The Evans Cemetery was established in 1864.
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 Evans Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Evans Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Crescent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Crescent Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Cemetery
- Garner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Cemetery
- Hazel Dell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hazel Dell Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Dell Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ridgewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Green Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Green Valley Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Memorial Park is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- McIntosh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The McIntosh Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Cemetery
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- Graybill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Graybill Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graybill Cemetery
- St. Columbanus Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Weston St. Columbanus Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mormon Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Reels Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Reels Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reels Cemetery
- Potters Field
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Jewish Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Golden Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Downsville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Downsville Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Crescent
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chautauqua
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carter Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Council Bluffs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Weston
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Home Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Honey Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Honey Creek is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- McClelland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Underwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Briggs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Briggs is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
- Omaha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dumfries
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Irvington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Loveland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Loveland is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
- Avery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Avery is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Bellevue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ralston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmore is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Treynor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Calhoun
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- La Vista
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mineola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Neola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boys Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Papillion
(15 miles [24.1 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 Evans 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 Evans Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellevue
- Boys Town
- Council Bluffs
- Fort Calhoun
- Neola
- Omaha
- Papillion
- Ralston
- Underwood
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 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 Evans 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 Evans Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #94696
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #456409 (Evans Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #456409 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: 404 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Council Bluffs North
- Location given for Evans Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.3255524 Lon: -95.8372332
- 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 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |