A visit to the Jackson Heights 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 Jackson Heights Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Jackson Heights Cemetery:
42.4916, -93.1919
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Jackson Heights Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Jackson Heights Cemetery is located in Hardin County<2>.
The county seat for Hardin County is located in Eldora. Eldora lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Jackson Heights Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Jackson Heights Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Jackson Heights Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jackson Heights Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- North Lawn Memory Gardens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jones Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Park Cemetery is also located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Park Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Friends Cemetery is also located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is also located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Kidwiler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Kidwiler Cemetery is also located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidwiler Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is also located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- St. Marks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is also located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- Jackson Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Jackson Twp. Cemetery is also located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Twp. Cemetery
- Hazel Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hazel Green Cemetery is also located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is also located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Hardin City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hardin City Cemetery is also located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin City Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hardin County Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is also located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Leverton Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Egbers Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Egbers Family Cemetery is also located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egbers Family Cemetery
- Cottage Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Cottage Cemetery is also located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Cemetery
- Steamboat Rock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Steamboat Rock Cemetery is also located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat Rock Cemetery
- Clay Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Clay Center Cemetery is also located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center Cemetery
- Oak Wood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Peters Evangelical Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Jackson Heights Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Jackson Heights Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Eagle City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle City is also located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Robertson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Robertson is also located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson
- Owasa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Owasa is also located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Iowa Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Abbott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Abbott is also located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Cleves
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cleves is also located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleves
- Steamboat Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ackley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Buckeye
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buckeye is also located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Bradford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bradford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Eldora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Faulkner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Faulkner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
- Sherman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sherman is also located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Hubbard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Reeve
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Reeve is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeve
- Austinville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Austinville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Geneva
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Popejoy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Popejoy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popejoy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- New Providence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- New Providence is also located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Gifford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wellsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oakland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
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 Jackson Heights Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hardin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jackson Heights Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ackley
- Ackley lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Jackson Heights Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ackley.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackley
- Alden
- Aplington
- Eldora
- Eldora lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Jackson Heights Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Eldora.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Hampton
- Hubbard
- Radcliffe
- Wellsburg
- Williams
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Jackson Heights Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Hardin 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 Jackson Heights Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1997700 (Jackson Heights Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1997700 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: Hardin
- Est. Elev: 325 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Owasa
- Location given for Jackson Heights Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4916472 Lon: -93.191869
- 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 Hardin, 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 from Point A (ie- Jackson Heights 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. |