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A visit to the German City Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 City Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the German City Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the German City Cemetery

Lat:   42.2697°   (42° 16' 10")

Lon:   -96.0481°   (-96° 2' 53")

The German City Cemetery is located in Woodbury County<2>.

The county seat for Woodbury County is located in Sioux City. Sioux City lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the northwest of the German City Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the German City Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from German City Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Climbing Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Climbing Hill Cemetery
    • The Climbing Hill Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
  • Peiro Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peiro Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peiro Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Peiro Bethel Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
  • Smithland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smithland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smithland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smithland Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
  • Oto Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oto Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oto Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oto Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
  • Hollister Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollister Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hollister Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hollister Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
  • Grange Twp. Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grange Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Grange Twp. Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Grange Twp. Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Grange Twp. Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Bronson.
    • The Grange Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Grange Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1979924 <6>
  • Whiting Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whiting Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whiting Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Whiting Cemetery is located in Monona County
  • Grant Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grant Cemetery is located in Monona County
  • Lucky Valley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lucky Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lucky Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lucky Valley Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
  • Sloan Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sloan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sloan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sloan Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
  • Wolf Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolf Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolf Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wolf Creek Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Walnut Grove Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
    • St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
    • Floyd Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Floyd Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Floyd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Floyd Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
    • Hite Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hite Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hite Cemetery is located in Monona County
    • Clark Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clark Cemetery is located in Monona County
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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 German City Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from German City Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Hornick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hornick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornick
    • Hornick is located in Woodbury County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
  • Climbing Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climbing Hill
    • Climbing Hill is located in Woodbury County
  • Rodney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
    • Rodney is located in Monona County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Smithland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Oto
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oto
    • Oto is located in Woodbury County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
  • Sloan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sloan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
    • Sloan is located in Woodbury County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sloan <7>
  • Whiting
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Anthon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anthon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthon
    • Anthon is located in Woodbury County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anthon <7>
  • Bronson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
    • Bronson is located in Woodbury County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
  • Salix
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salix have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salix
    • Salix is located in Woodbury County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salix <7>
  • Albaton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albaton
    • Albaton is located in Monona County
  • Mapleton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
    • Mapleton is located in Monona County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,147 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mapleton <7>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Castana
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castana
      • Castana is located in Monona County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castana <7>
    • Lawton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
      • Lawton is located in Woodbury County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
    • Moville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Onawa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Danbury
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Turin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Glen Ellen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ellen
      • Glen Ellen is located in Woodbury County
    • Sergeant Bluff
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sergeant Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergeant Bluff
      • Sergeant Bluff is located in Woodbury County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,119 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sergeant Bluff <7>
    • Macy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macy
      • Macy is located in Thurston County (NE)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macy <7>
    • Correctionville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Correctionville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correctionville
      • Correctionville is located in Woodbury County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Correctionville <7>

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 City Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Woodbury County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The German City Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 German City Cemetery:

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 City Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1995677  (German City Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1995677 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Climbing Hill
    • County: Woodbury         Elev: 341
    • Location given for GNIS #1995677 (German City Cemetery)

The official website for Woodbury County: www.woodbury-ia.com/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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 Woodbury, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the German City Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2697, Longitude: -96.0481       In this case, the coordinates for the German City Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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