A visit to the Indian Burial Ground ...
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 Indian Burial Ground ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Indian Burial Ground:
41.0972, -94.9753
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Indian Burial Ground can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Indian Burial Ground is located in Montgomery County<2>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Red Oak. Red Oak lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Indian Burial Ground .
Open a Google Map centered on the Indian Burial Ground.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Indian Burial Ground.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Indian Burial Ground, with the nearest first.
- Morton Mills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Morton Mills Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Mills Cemetery
- Douglas Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Douglas Twp. Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Twp. Cemetery
- Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Memorial Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Cemetery
- Old East Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Old East Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old East Cemetery
- Grant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Strand Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bolt Family Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sciola Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Larson Burial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Larson Burial Gardens is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larson Burial Gardens
- The Larson Burial Gardens has also been known as:
- Mormon Pioneer Cemetery
- Norway Cemetery
- Norwegian Cemetery
- Rockdale Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96481 <5>
- Pilot Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pilot Grove Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove Cemetery
- Tabor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Tabor Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor Cemetery
- Lincoln Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pilot Grove Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Noble Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lowman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Lowman Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowman Cemetery
- Mission Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mission Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Cemetery
- Arlington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Arlington Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Timothy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Timothy Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Timothy Cemetery
- Reno Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Reno Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno Cemetery
- Weirich Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Weirich Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weirich Cemetery
- The Weirich Cemetery has also been known as:
- German Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96622 <5>
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 Indian Burial Ground.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Indian Burial Ground, with the nearest first:
- Grant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Grant is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Sciola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sciola is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciola
- Strand
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Strand is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strand
- Lincoln Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Center is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
- Tenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenville
- Carbon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Carbon is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Lyman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lyman is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Stanton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Quincy is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Elliott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Clarinda Junction ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Clarinda Junction is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarinda Junction
- Villisca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Nodaway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Nodaway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Brooks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brooks is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Mount Etna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Etna is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Dewey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dewey is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
- Griswold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Red Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Corning
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Queen City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Queen City is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Massena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Iveyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Iveyville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iveyville
- Carl
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Carl is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
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 Indian Burial Ground. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montgomery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Indian Burial Ground.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Corning
- Elliott
- Grant
- Griswold
- Lewis
- Lewis lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Indian Burial Ground.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lewis.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Massena
- Nodaway
- Red Oak
- Stanton
- Villisca
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 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 Indian Burial Ground:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Montgomery 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 Indian Burial Ground:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1968770 (Indian Burial Ground)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1968770 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: Montgomery
- Est. Elev: 354 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Morton Mills
- Location given for Indian Burial Ground:
- Lat: 41.0972116 Lon: -94.9752628
- 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 Montgomery, 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- Indian Burial Ground) 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. |