A visit to the Minden 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 Minden Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Minden Cemetery:
41.4764, -95.5447
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Minden Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Minden Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County<2>.
The county seat for Pottawattamie County is located in Council Bluffs. Council Bluffs lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the southwest of the Minden Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Minden Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Minden Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Minden Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Champlin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Champlin Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champlin Cemetery
- Graybill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Graybill Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graybill Cemetery
- Spears Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Spears Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Cemetery
- Neola Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Neola Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola Cemetery
- St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Patricks Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Neola.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960110 <5>
- Lytle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lytle Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle Cemetery
- Silver Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Silver Valley Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley Cemetery
- Shelby Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shelby Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby Twp. Cemetery
- Schley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Schley Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schley Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- York Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The York Twp. Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Twp. Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Chambers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Chambers Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Cemetery
- Valley View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- Castor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Castor Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castor Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Olson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Olson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olson Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- Cass Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Cass Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass Twp. Cemetery
- Harris Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Harris Grove Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove Cemetery
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Newton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton 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 Minden Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Minden Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Minden
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Yorkshire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Yorkshire is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Neola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shelby
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Persia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Persia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Underwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harlan Junction ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harlan Junction is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan Junction
- Tennant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tennant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Avoca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Hancock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- McClelland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Portsmouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pigeon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pigeon is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Weston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Weston is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Oakland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Corley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Corley is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Honey Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Honey Creek is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Walnut
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Walnut is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Harlan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Treynor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Carson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Panama
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Logan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Loveland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Loveland is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
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 Minden 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 Minden Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Avoca
- Carson
- Hancock
- Harlan
- Logan
- Neola
- Shelby
- Underwood
- Walnut
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 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 Minden 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 Minden Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1949491 (Minden Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1949491 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: 400 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Neola
- Location given for Minden Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4763806 Lon: -95.5447266
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Minden 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. |