A visit to the Grand Meadow Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Grand Meadow Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Grand Meadow Cemetery (FG ID #94913).
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 Grand Meadow Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Grand Meadow Cemetery:
43.0626, -91.5083
The Grand Meadow Cemetery is located in Clayton County<2>.
The county seat for Clayton County is located in Elkader. Elkader lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Grand Meadow Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Grand Meadow Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Grand Meadow Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Grand Meadow Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Luana Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Luana Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luana Cemetery
- Luana Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. John Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hardin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Postville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Fry Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry Cemetery
- Post Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eno Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Eno Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eno Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Clermont Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Marion Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gooding Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Gooding Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooding Cemetery
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Monona Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cummings Plot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Cummings Plot is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Plot
- Cleveland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Smithfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Plot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bailey Plot is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Plot
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 Grand Meadow Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Grand Meadow Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hardin
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Luana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Postville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gunder
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Monona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clermont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Volney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elgin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Watson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Castalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Farmersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Frankville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Olaf
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rossville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brainard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Illyria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Waterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waterville is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Waukon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ossian
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elkader
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Clayton Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Grand Meadow Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clayton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Grand Meadow Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clermont
- Elgin
- Elkader
- McGregor
- Monona
- Ossian
- Postville
- Waukon
- 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 Grand Meadow Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Clayton 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 Grand Meadow Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #94913
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #457022 (Grand Meadow Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #457022 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: Clayton
- Est. Elev: 362 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Postville
- Location given for Grand Meadow Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.0627591 Lon: -91.5081985
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Clayton, 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- Grand Meadow 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |