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A visit to the Grace Hill 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 Grace Hill Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Grace Hill Cemetery:

43.0053, -96.4711

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

The Grace Hill Cemetery is located in Sioux County<2>.

The county seat for Sioux County is located in Orange City. Orange City lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the east of the Grace Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Grace Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Grace Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Erickson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Erickson Cemetery is located in Union County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erickson Cemetery
  • Highland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Union County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • Old Big Springs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Nathanael Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Lebanon Christian Reform Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Eden Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Peace Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Peace Cemetery is located in Union County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Cemetery
  • Peace Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Union County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Dunkard Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Dunkard Cemetery is located in Sioux County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • North Trinity Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The North Trinity Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Trinity Cemetery
    • St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Peace Lutheran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • Lands Lutheran Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Gothland Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Nora Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Nora Cemetery is located in Union County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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 Grace Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Grace Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Hawarden
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Chatsworth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Chatsworth is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
  • McNally
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • McNally is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNally
  • Ireton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Big Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Springs is located in Union County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
  • Lebanon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lebanon is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Hudson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Hudson is located in Lincoln County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <6>
  • Alcester
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Craig
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Craig is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
  • Akron
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Akron is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,454 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <6>
  • Moe
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Moe is located in Lincoln County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moe
  • Maurice
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Maurice is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Struble
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Struble is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Struble
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
    • Sioux Center
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Westbrook Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Westbrook Village is located in Sioux County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
    • Fairview
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Brunsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Brunsville is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
    • Rock Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Beresford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Beresford is located in Union County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,043 people
      • Former name for Beresford:
      • Paris
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beresford <6>
    • Spink
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Spink is located in Union County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spink
      • Estimated population in 2014: 237 people
    • Adaville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Adaville is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaville
    • Alsen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Alsen is located in Clay County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsen
    • Westfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Beloit
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Beloit is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
    • Perkins
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Perkins is located in Sioux County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins

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 Grace Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sioux County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Grace Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Grace Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Sioux 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 Grace Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #456997  (Grace Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #456997 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: Sioux
      • Est. Elev: 375 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hawarden North
      • Location given for Grace Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.0052658     Lon: -96.4711415
      • 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 Sioux, 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- Grace Hill 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.