A visit to the Golgotha 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 Golgotha Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Golgotha Cemetery:
42.0289, -94.3822
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Golgotha Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Golgotha Cemetery is located in Greene County<2>.
The county seat for Greene County is located in Jefferson. Jefferson lies just to the south southeast of the Golgotha Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Golgotha Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Golgotha Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Golgotha Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jefferson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Cemetery
- Fair Oaks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Fair Oaks Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Headly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Headly Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headly Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Junction Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- German Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The German Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Greenbrier Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Greenbrier Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Van Horn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Van Horn Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Horn Cemetery
- Old Rippey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Rippey Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Rippey Cemetery
- Dawson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Scranton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Scranton Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rippey Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Rippey Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippey Cemetery
- Paton Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Paton Twp. Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paton Twp. Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dillavou Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Dillavou Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillavou Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dillavou Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Ralston.
- The Dillavou Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kendrick Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94586 <5>
- Willow Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Willow Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Cemetery
- Beaver Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Beaver Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Golgotha Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Golgotha Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jefferson
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Farlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Farlin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farlin
- Cooper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cooper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Grand Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Scranton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Churdan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Churdan is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churdan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- Dana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dana is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Rippey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rippey is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Paton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bagley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bagley is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Herndon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Herndon is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Beaver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Beaver is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Ralston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ralston is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Jamaica
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Berkley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Berkley is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
- Bayard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dawson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dawson is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Lanyon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lanyon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanyon
- Yale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Yale is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Boxholm
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gowrie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Farnhamville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Farnhamville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnhamville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Glidden
(17 miles [27.4 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 Golgotha 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 Golgotha Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bagley
- Bayard
- Boxholm
- Churdan
- Farnhamville
- Glidden
- Gowrie
- Grand Junction
- Jefferson
- Lohrville
- Ogden
- Paton
- Paton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Golgotha Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Paton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paton
- Scranton
- Yale
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Golgotha 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 Golgotha Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #456952 (Golgotha Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #456952 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: 323 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jefferson West
- Location given for Golgotha Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.0288717 Lon: -94.3821908
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Golgotha 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. |