A visit to the Gods Acres 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 Gods Acres Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gods Acres Cemetery:
42.9925, -91.6499
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gods Acres Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gods Acres Cemetery is located in Fayette County<2>.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in West Union. West Union lies just to the west southwest of the Gods Acres Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gods Acres Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Gods Acres Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gods Acres Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Elgin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Elgin Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin Cemetery
- East Clermont Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Nutting Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Nutting Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutting Cemetery
- Brainard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Brainard Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainard Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Barnhouse Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Barnhouse Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhouse Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Apostolic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Apostolic Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apostolic Cemetery
- Houg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Houg Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houg Cemetery
- Mork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mork Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mork Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Illyria - Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Fry Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- George Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The George Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Cemetery
- Marion Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Postville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- Bloomfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Bloomfield Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Cemetery
- West Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The West Union Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Highland Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Meadow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gods Acres Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gods Acres Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Clermont
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Elgin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brainard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brainard is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainard
- Illyria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Illyria is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illyria
- Gunder
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gunder is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunder
- Postville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Castalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Wadena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Luana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hardin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hardin is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Ossian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Douglass
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Douglass is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
- Fayette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Donnan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Donnan is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnan
- Saint Olaf
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Monona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Frankville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Frankville is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Randalia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Randalia is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Volga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Volga is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Farmersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Farmersburg is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Festina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hawkeye
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hawkeye is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Elkader
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Lucas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Lucas is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
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 Gods Acres Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gods Acres Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clermont
- Elgin
- Elgin lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Gods Acres Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elgin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Elkader
- Fayette
- Hawkeye
- Monona
- Ossian
- Postville
- Volga
- Volga lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Gods Acres Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Volga.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- West Union
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Gods Acres Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Fayette 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 Gods Acres Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #456943 (Gods Acres Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #456943 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: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 265 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elgin
- Location given for Gods Acres Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.9924803 Lon: -91.649874
- 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 Fayette, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gods Acres 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. |