A visit to the Hala 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 Hala Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Hala Cemetery (FG ID #94976).
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 Hala Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hala Cemetery:
41.8450, -91.8179
The Hala Cemetery is located in Johnson County<2>.
The county seat for Johnson County is located in Iowa City. Iowa City lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the southeast of the Hala Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hala Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Hala Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hala Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Castek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Linwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dupont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lenox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Middle Amana Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grabin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Blain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fairfax Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Fairfax Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax Cemetery
- Niles - Sprague Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spicer - Spooner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Norway Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Norway Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- West Amana Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oxford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Anderson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Mound Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Mound Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
- Kumer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Kumer Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kumer Cemetery
- Maas Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Maas Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maas Cemetery
- St. John's German Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greencastle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shueyville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sisley Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
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 Hala Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hala Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Walford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Amana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Amana
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfax
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Swisher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Norway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Amana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cou Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oxford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shueyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shueyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shueyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
- Grand View Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grand View Village is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Village
- South Amana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Western
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lincolnway Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lincolnway Village is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnway Village
- Cedar Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Watkins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Atkins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Covington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Conroy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Conroy is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroy
- Tiffin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ely
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cedar Rapids
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newhall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marengo
(13 miles [20.9 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 Hala 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 Hala Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amana
- Cedar Rapids
- Marengo
- Norway
- Oxford
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 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 Hala 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 Hala Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #94976
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #457198 (Hala Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #457198 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: 260 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Amana
- Location given for Hala Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.8450059 Lon: -91.817956
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hala 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. |