A visit to the Indian 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 Indian Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Indian Cemetery:
42.1000, -92.1168
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Indian Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Indian Cemetery is located in Benton County<2>.
The county seat for Benton County is located in Vinton. Vinton lies just to the northeast of the Indian Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Indian Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Indian Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Indian Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Big Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Van Metre Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Van Metre Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Metre Cemetery
- Garrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Garrison Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison Cemetery
- Bishop Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bishop Grove Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Grove Cemetery
- LaRue Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The LaRue Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaRue Cemetery
- Bender Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bender Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender Cemetery
- Carlisle Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bellar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bellar Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellar Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- East Eden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The East Eden Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Eden Cemetery
- The East Eden Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eden Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94783 <5>
- First Eden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The First Eden Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Eden Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Vinton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94709 <5>
- Pratt Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Pratt Creek Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Creek Cemetery
- Urmy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Urmy Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urmy Cemetery
- Gnagy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Gnagy Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnagy Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- United Brethren Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Houghton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Houghton Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton Cemetery
- Keystone Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Keystone Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Plum Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Plum Grove Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove Cemetery
- Pettit Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Pettit Hill Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit Hill Cemetery
- Greenwall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Greenwall Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwall 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 Indian Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Indian Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Garrison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Garrison is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Van Horne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Van Horne is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Horne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 646 people
- Vinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Keystone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Newhall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Benton City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Benton City is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
- Mount Auburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Auburn is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Dysart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elberon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shellsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Irving
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Irving is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Luzerne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Luzerne is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Blairstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Atkins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Urbana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clutier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Vining
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vining is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- La Porte City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Watkins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Watkins is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Brandon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Brandon is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Belle Plaine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Norway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Palo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dayton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dayton is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Spencers Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spencers Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Grove
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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Benton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Indian Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belle Plaine
- Blairstown
- Dysart
- Garrison
- Keystone
- La Porte City
- Norway
- Shellsburg
- Urbana
- Van Horne
- Vinton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Benton 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2000349 (Indian Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2000349 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: Benton
- Est. Elev: 306 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Van Horne
- Location given for Indian Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.0999956 Lon: -92.1168495
- 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 Benton, 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- Indian 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. |