A visit to the Heisler 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 Heisler Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Heisler Cemetery:
42.1817, -95.7686
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Heisler Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Heisler Cemetery is located in Monona County<2>.
The county seat for Monona County is located in Onawa. Onawa lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Heisler Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Heisler Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Heisler Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Monona County
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- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Monona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Hartliben Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Danbury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Danbury Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Hollister Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hollister Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister Cemetery
- Grant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Monona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Smithland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Smithland Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Monona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- St. Clairce Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The St. Clairce Cemetery is located in Monona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clairce Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Oto Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Oto Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oto Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Monona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Putman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Putman Cemetery is located in Monona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putman Cemetery
- Kennebec Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Kennebec Cemetery is located in Monona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebec Cemetery
- Charter Oak Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Charter Oak Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oak Cemetery
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Monona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Ida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Heisler Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Heisler Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mapleton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Danbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Smithland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ute
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oto is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
- Rodney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rodney is located in Monona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Castana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ricketts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ricketts is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Charter Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Battle Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Soldier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Turin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Anthon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kenwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Schleswig
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hornick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hornick is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Moorhead
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ida Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Whiting
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Onawa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Climbing Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Climbing Hill is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climbing Hill
- Bell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bell is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Correctionville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cushing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cushing is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
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 Heisler Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monona County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Heisler Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anthon
- Battle Creek
- Charter Oak
- Correctionville
- Danbury
- Dow City
- Ida Grove
- Kiron
- Mapleton
- Moorhead
- Onawa
- Onawa lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Heisler Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Onawa.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onawa
- Smithland
- Soldier
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Heisler Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Monona 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 Heisler Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #457382 (Heisler Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #457382 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: Monona
- Est. Elev: 354 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mapleton
- Location given for Heisler Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.1816561 Lon: -95.7686169
- 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 Monona, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Heisler 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. |