A visit to the Lincoln Township 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 Lincoln Twp. Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lincoln Twp. Cemetery:
41.3825, -95.2317
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lincoln Twp. Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County<2>.
The county seat for Pottawattamie County is located in Council Bluffs. Council Bluffs lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Lincoln Twp. Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lincoln Twp. Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Lincoln Twp. Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lincoln Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Newton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Whipple Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Whipple Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple Cemetery
- Walnut Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Walnut Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Cemetery
- Walnut Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
- Brighton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Brighton Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Jacobson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Jacobson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobson Cemetery
- Flint Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Flint Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Griswold Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Griswold Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold Cemetery
- Monroe Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Monroe Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Cemetery
- Big Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Big Grove Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Grove Cemetery
- Southlawn Memorial Gardens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Altamont Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Altamont Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Olson Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Olson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olson Cemetery
- Belknap Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Belknap Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap Cemetery
- Wheeler Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
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 Lincoln Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lincoln Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hancock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hancock is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Marne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Walnut is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Avoca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Avoca is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <6>
- Oakland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harlan Junction ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harlan Junction is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan Junction
- Griswold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Atlantic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sycamore Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sycamore Village is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Village
- Carson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grove City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Grove City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Corley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Corley is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Shelby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elliott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lyman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lyman is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Elk Horn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wiota
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Minden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Norway Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Norway Center is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Center
- Kimballton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tennant
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Tennant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 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 Lincoln Twp. Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pottawattamie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Atlantic
- Avoca
- Carson
- Elliott
- Griswold
- Hancock
- Harlan
- Harlan lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Lincoln Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Harlan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
- Kimballton
- Lewis
- Macedonia
- Marne
- Shelby
- Walnut
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Lincoln Twp. Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Pottawattamie 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 Lincoln Twp. Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #463392 (Lincoln Township Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #463392 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: Pottawattamie
- Est. Elev: 403 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Walnut
- Location given for Lincoln Township Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.3824906 Lon: -95.231663
- 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 Pottawattamie, 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- Lincoln Twp. 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. |