A visit to the Griswold 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 Griswold Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Griswold Cemetery:
41.1834, -91.3168
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Griswold Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Griswold Cemetery is located in Louisa County<2>.
The county seat for Louisa County is located in Wapello. Wapello lies just to the east of the Griswold Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Griswold Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Griswold Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Griswold Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Slaughter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Slaughter Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Cemetery
- Virginia Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Marshall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Long Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Long Creek Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek Cemetery
- Bretz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bretz Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bretz Cemetery
- Spring Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Spring Run Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Run Cemetery
- Grim Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Grim Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grim Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Buffington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Buffington Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffington Cemetery
- May Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The May Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Wapello Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wapello Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello Cemetery
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Indian Creek Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek Cemetery
- Fredonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Fredonia Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia Cemetery
- Tennessee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Tennessee Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Cemetery
- Columbus City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hochreider Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hochreider Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hochreider Cemetery
- Morning Sun Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Morning Sun Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Sun Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope 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 Griswold Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Griswold Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wapello
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wapello is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
- Columbus City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus City is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Winfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morning Sun
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fredonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fredonia is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Wyman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wyman is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
- Mount Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Union is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Estimated population in 2017: 107 people
- Grandview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
- Yarmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Letts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cotter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cotter is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Elrick Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elrick Junction is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrick Junction
- Crawfordsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Olds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Olds is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Swedesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Swedesburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedesburg
- Conesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Conesville is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- Mediapolis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gladwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gladwin is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
- Ainsworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fruitland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitland is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- Havre
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Havre is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
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 Griswold Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Louisa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Griswold Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ainsworth
- Columbus City
- Columbus Junction
- Crawfordsville
- Letts
- Letts lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Griswold Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Letts.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts
- Mediapolis
- Morning Sun
- New Boston
- Oakville
- Wapello
- Wayland
- Winfield
- Yarmouth
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Griswold Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Louisa 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 Griswold Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1982511 (Griswold Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1982511 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: Louisa
- Est. Elev: 217 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cairo
- Location given for Griswold Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.1833615 Lon: -91.31682
- 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 Louisa, 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- Griswold 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. |