A visit to the German 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 German Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the German Cemetery:
41.9136, -94.3780
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the German Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The German Cemetery is located in Greene County<2>.
The county seat for Greene County is located in Jefferson. Jefferson lies just to the north of the German Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the German Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the German Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from German Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Greenbrier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Greenbrier Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Van Horn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Van Horn Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Horn Cemetery
- Richland Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Richland Memorial Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Memorial Cemetery
- The Richland Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Richland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95938 <5>
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Headly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Headly Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headly Cemetery
- Old Rippey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Old Rippey Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Rippey Cemetery
- Jefferson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Cemetery
- Golgotha Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Golgotha Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golgotha Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Dodge Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Dallas Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Dallas Twp. Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas Twp. Cemetery
- Fair Oaks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Fair Oaks Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks Cemetery
- Rippey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Rippey Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippey Cemetery
- Grand Junction Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Willow Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Willow Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Cemetery
- Moffit Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Moffit Grove Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffit Grove Cemetery
- Yale Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Yale Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale Cemetery
- Angus Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Angus Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus Cemetery
- Bower Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Bower Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the German Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from German Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cooper
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cooper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Herndon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Herndon is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Bagley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bagley is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Jamaica
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Yale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Yale is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Dawson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dawson is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Rippey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rippey is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Bayard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Farlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Farlin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farlin
- Scranton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Berkley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Berkley is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
- Beaver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Panora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Perry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dana is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Ralston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ralston is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Coon Rapids
(15 miles [24.1 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 German Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Greene County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The German Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bagley
- Bayard
- Bouton
- Churdan
- Grand Junction
- Guthrie Center
- Jefferson
- Ogden
- Ogden lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the German Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ogden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Panora
- Paton
- Perry
- Perry lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the German Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Perry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Scranton
- Yale
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 helpful 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 German Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Greene 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 German Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #456880 (German Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #456880 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: Greene
- Est. Elev: 336 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bagley NW
- Location given for German Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.9135955 Lon: -94.3780234
- 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 Greene, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- German 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. |