A visit to the Flint 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 Flint Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Flint Cemetery:
41.2289, -95.1844
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Flint Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Flint Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County<2>.
The county seat for Pottawattamie County is located in Council Bluffs. Council Bluffs lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<3> to the west of the Flint Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Flint Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Flint Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Flint Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Waveland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mercer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Whipple Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Whipple Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Lowman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lowman Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowman Cemetery
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Center Ridge Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ridge Cemetery
- Elliot Hillside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pilot Grove Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mormon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- L Laire Property Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Indian Graveyard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Indian Graveyard is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Graveyard
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
- Gomer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Gomer Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomer Cemetery
- Mrs. Frank Hacffich & Infant Grave
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Noble Center Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns 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 Flint Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Flint Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Griswold
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Elliott
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lewis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lyman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lyman is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Grant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grant is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Macedonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oakland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Henderson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Red Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Atlantic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Grove City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grove City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Sycamore Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sycamore Village is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Village
- Marne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sciola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sciola is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciola
- Cumberland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cumberland is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Stanton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Emerson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Tenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenville
- Strand
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Strand is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strand
- Lincoln Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Center is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
- Norway Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Norway Center is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Center
- Walnut
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Walnut is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Avoca
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Avoca is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <6>
- Wiota
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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 Flint 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 Flint Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Atlantic
- Avoca
- Avoca lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Flint Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avoca.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Carson
- Elliott
- Emerson
- Grant
- Griswold
- Hancock
- Lewis
- Macedonia
- Marne
- Marne lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Flint Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Marne.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marne
- Red Oak
- Stanton
- Walnut
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Flint 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 Flint Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #456635 (Flint Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #456635 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: 394 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Griswold
- Location given for Flint Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.2288803 Lon: -95.1844388
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Flint 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. |