A visit to the Indian Graveyard ...
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 Graveyard ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Indian Graveyard:
41.0958, -95.1836
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Indian Graveyard can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Indian Graveyard is located in Montgomery County<2>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Red Oak. Red Oak lies just to the south southwest of the Indian Graveyard .
Open a Google Map centered on the Indian Graveyard.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Indian Graveyard.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Indian Graveyard, with the nearest first.
- L Laire Property Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Clair Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Clair Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clair Cemetery
- Mrs. Frank Hacffich & Infant Grave
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Elliot Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Pilot Grove Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Waveland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Red Oak Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94720 <5>
- Frankfort Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Frankfort Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Cemetery
- Mercer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Center Ridge Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ridge Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Gomer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Gomer Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomer Cemetery
- Shank Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Shank Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Cemetery
- Tabor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Tabor Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor Cemetery
- Pilot Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Pilot Grove Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove Cemetery
- Lowman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lowman Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowman Cemetery
- Pleasant Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hewitt Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Hewitt Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt Cemetery
- Mamre Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mamre Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamre Cemetery
- Mission Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mission Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Indian Graveyard.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Indian Graveyard, with the nearest first:
- Elliott
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Red Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stanton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Griswold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Grant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Grant is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Tenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenville
- Sciola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sciola is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciola
- Emerson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Coburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Lyman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lyman is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Henderson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Nyman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Nyman is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyman
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Clarinda Junction ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clarinda Junction is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarinda Junction
- Strand
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Strand is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strand
- Macedonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Villisca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Carson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hastings
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hastings is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Lincoln Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Center is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
- Nodaway
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Nodaway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Oakland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Imogene
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Essex
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hepburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hepburn is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Carbon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Carbon is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 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 Indian Graveyard. 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 Graveyard.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carson
- Elliott
- Emerson
- Essex
- Essex lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Indian Graveyard.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Essex.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
- Grant
- Grant lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Indian Graveyard.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Grant.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Griswold
- Hastings
- Imogene
- Lewis
- Lewis lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Indian Graveyard.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lewis.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Macedonia
- 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 Graveyard:
- 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 Graveyard:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1968779 (Indian Graveyard)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1968779 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: 327 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Red Oak North
- Location given for Indian Graveyard:
- Lat: 41.0958252 Lon: -95.1836026
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Indian Graveyard) 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. |