A visit to the Greencastle 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 Greencastle Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Greencastle Cemetery (FG ID #94940).
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 Greencastle Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Greencastle Cemetery:
41.7712, -91.6908
The Greencastle Cemetery is located in Johnson County<2>.
The county seat for Johnson County is located in Iowa City. Iowa City lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Greencastle Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Greencastle Cemetery.
Name Variations for Greencastle Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Greencastle Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Greencastle Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Greencastle Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dupont Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ridgewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Grabin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Summerhays Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Summerhays Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhays Cemetery
- Shueyville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Castek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Sulek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Truhlar Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Truhlar Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truhlar Cemetery
- Western Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hala Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Spicer - Spooner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buresh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Buresh Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buresh Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Greencastle Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Greencastle Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cou Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tiffin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Swisher
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shueyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shueyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shueyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
- Oxford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coralville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakdale is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Western
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ely
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cosgrove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Amana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- University Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- University Heights is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- Solon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lincolnway Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lincolnway Village is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnway Village
- Walford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Amana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Windham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Iowa City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grand View Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Grand View Village is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Village
- Williamstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Morse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cedar Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Frytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Elmira
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bertram
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bertram is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Cedar Rapids
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Norway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Amana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- South Amana
(14 miles [22.5 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 Greencastle Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Johnson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Greencastle Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amana
- Amana lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Greencastle Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Amana.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amana
- Cedar Rapids
- Coralville
- Iowa City
- Norway
- Oxford
- Solon
- Solon lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Greencastle Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Solon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
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 professional and volunteer 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 Greencastle Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Johnson 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 Greencastle Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #94940
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #457118 (Greencastle Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #457118 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: Johnson
- Est. Elev: 224 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Swisher
- Location given for Greencastle Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.7708446 Lon: -91.690452
- 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 Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Greencastle 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. |