A visit to the Fisher 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 Fisher Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fisher Cemetery:
41.3839, -95.6892
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fisher Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fisher Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County<2>.
The county seat for Pottawattamie County is located in Council Bluffs. Council Bluffs lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southwest of the Fisher Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Fisher Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Fisher Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fisher Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Castor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Castor Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castor Cemetery
- Downsville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Downsville Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville Cemetery
- St. Columbanus Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Weston St. Columbanus Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pottawattamie County Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hazel Dell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hazel Dell Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Dell Cemetery
- York Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The York Twp. Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Twp. Cemetery
- Hardin Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hardin Twp. Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Twp. Cemetery
- Hardin Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hardin Twp. Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Twp. Cemetery
- Neola Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Neola Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola Cemetery
- St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Patricks Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Neola.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960110 <5>
- Grange Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reels Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Reels Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reels Cemetery
- McIntosh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The McIntosh Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Cemetery
- Crescent Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Crescent Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Garner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Cemetery
- St. Bridgett Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Bridgett Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bridgett Cemetery
- Elan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Elan Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elan Cemetery
- Fairview Pioneer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Minden Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Minden Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minden Cemetery
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 Fisher Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fisher Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Underwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- McClelland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Weston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Weston is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Neola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pigeon is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Chautauqua
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chautauqua is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Crescent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Minden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Honey Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Honey Creek is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Treynor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Yorkshire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yorkshire is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Council Bluffs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Home Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Home Park is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Park
- Carter Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dumfries
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dumfries is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
- Loveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Loveland is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
- Persia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Persia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Shelby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Missouri Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mineola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Oakland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hancock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hancock is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Briggs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Briggs is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
- Carson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Fisher 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 Fisher Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carson
- Council Bluffs
- Fort Calhoun
- Hancock
- Logan
- Macedonia
- Missouri Valley
- Neola
- Shelby
- Silver City
- Underwood
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 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 Fisher 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 Fisher Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #456616 (Fisher Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #456616 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: 347 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Underwood
- Location given for Fisher Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.3838835 Lon: -95.6891742
- 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 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fisher 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. |