A visit to the First M E Church 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 First M E Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the First M E Church Cemetery:
42.5666, -94.9253
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the First M E Church Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The First M E Church Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County<2>.
The county seat for Buena Vista County is located in Storm Lake. Storm Lake lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the First M E Church Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the First M E Church Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the First M E Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from First M E Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Newell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Newell Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell Cemetery
- Cedar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cedar Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Varina Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Varina Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Cemetery
- Newell Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. John Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- St. Columbkille's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Nemaha Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Elfsborg - Dover Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Sac City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95687 <5>
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- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Church of Christ Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Garfield Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Cemetery
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Crown Hill Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- Cory Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Swedish Mission Bethany Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Elfsborg Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Elfsborg Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elfsborg Cemetery
- Elfsborg Lutheran Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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 First M E Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from First M E Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fonda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Newell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Varina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Varina is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Nemaha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nemaha is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Sac City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lytton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lytton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Juniata
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Juniata is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
- Jolley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jolley is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Pomeroy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Early
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lakeside is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
- Albert City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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- Storm Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Twin Lakes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Casino Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Casino Beach is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casino Beach
- Yetter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Yetter is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yetter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Sherwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Palmer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pocahontas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Truesdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwell City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Schaller
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lake View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Laurens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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 First M E Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Buena Vista County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The First M E Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alta
- Alta lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the First M E Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alta.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Early
- Early lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the First M E Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Early.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early
- Fonda
- Fonda lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the First M E Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fonda.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonda
- Lake View
- Laurens
- Lytton
- Lytton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the First M E Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lytton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
- Manson
- Nemaha
- Nemaha lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the First M E Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nemaha.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
- Newell
- Pocahontas
- Pomeroy
- Rockwell City
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- Schaller
- Storm Lake
- Yetter
- Yetter lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the First M E Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Yetter.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yetter
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 First M E Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Buena Vista 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 First M E Church Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1925881 (First M E Church Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1925881 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: Buena Vista
- Est. Elev: 376 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Newell East
- Location given for First M E Church Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.5666453 Lon: -94.9252646
- 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 Buena Vista, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- First M E Church 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. |
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