A visit to the Garden of Memories ...
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 Garden of Memories ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Garden of Memories:
42.5536, -92.3427
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Garden of Memories can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Garden of Memories is located in Black Hawk County<2>.
The county seat for Black Hawk County is located in Waterloo. Waterloo lies just to the south of the Garden of Memories .
Open a Google Map centered on the Garden of Memories.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Garden of Memories.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Garden of Memories, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Vernon Evangelical Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- George Wyth Memorial State Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Waterloo.
- The Elmwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Waterloo Elmwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94674 <5>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bennington Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- The St. Pauls Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul's United Church of Christ Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2142646 <5>
- St. Paul UCC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Paul UCC Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul UCC Cemetery
- Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Waterloo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Waterloo Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Muslim Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Muslim Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muslim Cemetery
- Sons of Jacob Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sons of Jacob Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sons of Jacob Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- East Janesville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The East Janesville Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Janesville Cemetery
- The East Janesville Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Janesville Methodist Episcopal (ME) Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2142571 <5>
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Waterloo Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Waterloo Memorial Park is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo Memorial Park
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Garden of Memories.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Garden of Memories, with the nearest first:
- Waterloo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Edwards ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Edwards is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Cedar City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cedar City is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Cedar Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Evansdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Cedar
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Cedar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cedar
- Dewar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dewar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
- Elk Run Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Run Heights is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
- Raymond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Raymond is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Denver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Janesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dunkerton is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Klinger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Klinger is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klinger
- Hudson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbertville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
- Readlyn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Knittel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Knittel is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knittel
- Finchford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Finchford is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchford
- Fredsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fredsville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredsville
- Waverly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Eagle Center is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Center
- New Hartford
(14 miles [22.5 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 Garden of Memories. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Black Hawk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Garden of Memories.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cedar Falls
- Denver
- Dike
- Dike lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Garden of Memories.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dike.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dike
- Waterloo
- Waverly
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 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 Garden of Memories:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Black Hawk 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 Garden of Memories:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #456824 (Garden of Memories)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #456824 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: Black Hawk
- Est. Elev: 285 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Waterloo North
- Location given for Garden of Memories:
- Lat: 42.5535963 Lon: -92.3426843
- 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 Black Hawk, 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- Garden of Memories) 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. |