A visit to the McIntosh 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 McIntosh Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McIntosh Cemetery:
41.4089, -95.8475
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McIntosh Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McIntosh Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County<2>.
The county seat for Pottawattamie County is located in Council Bluffs. Council Bluffs lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of the McIntosh Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McIntosh Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the McIntosh Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McIntosh Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Reels Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Reels Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reels Cemetery
- Elan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Elan Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elan Cemetery
- Crescent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Crescent Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Cemetery
- Crook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Crook Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crook Cemetery
- Grange Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hazel Dell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hazel Dell Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Dell Cemetery
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Bridgett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Bridgett Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bridgett Cemetery
- Branson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Evans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- The Oak Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Town Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95638 <5>
- Shipley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mormon Pioneer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mormon Pioneer Cemetery is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Pioneer Cemetery
- The Mormon Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mormon Cemetery
- Winter Quarters Pioneer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2291793 <5>
- Weston St. Columbanus Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Columbanus Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Forest Lawn Memorial Park is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- The Forest Lawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100643 <5>
- Garner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Cemetery
- Downsville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Downsville Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Castor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Castor Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castor Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McIntosh Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McIntosh Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Honey Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Honey Creek is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Crescent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pigeon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Loveland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Loveland is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
- Home Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Home Park is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Park
- Weston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Weston is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Carter Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chautauqua
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chautauqua is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Underwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Briggs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Briggs is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
- Fort Calhoun
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Missouri Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Council Bluffs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- McClelland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Irvington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Irvington is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Neola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- California Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- California Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Junction
- De Soto ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- De Soto is located in Washington County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- De Soto has also been known as:
- DeSoto
- Omaha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Omaha is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478,393 people
- Omaha has also been known as:
- Omaha City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <6>
- Yorkshire
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Yorkshire is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
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 McIntosh 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 McIntosh Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bennington
- Council Bluffs
- De Soto - Historic
- Fort Calhoun
- Logan
- Missouri Valley
- Neola
- Neola lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the McIntosh Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Neola.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
- Omaha
- Underwood
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 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 McIntosh 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 McIntosh Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1949480 (McIntosh Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1949480 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: 337 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Honey Creek
- Location given for McIntosh Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4088839 Lon: -95.8475107
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McIntosh 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. |