A visit to the Newell 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 Newell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Newell Cemetery:
42.6125, -94.9997
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Newell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Newell Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County<2>.
The county seat for Buena Vista County is located in Storm Lake. Storm Lake lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Newell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Newell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Newell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Newell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Newell Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cooke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Cooke Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooke Cemetery
- First M E Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Varina Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Varina Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Cemetery
- St. Johns Church of Christ Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Nemaha Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Cedar Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Columbkille's Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Storm Lake Municipal Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Elfsborg - Dover Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
- Hayes Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Hayes Twp. Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Twp. Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Fairfield Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Fairfield Twp. Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairfield Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Albert City.
- The Fairfield Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairfield Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94730 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Newell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Newell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Newell
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Varina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Varina is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Juniata
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Juniata is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
- Nemaha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nemaha is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Fonda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lakeside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lakeside is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
- Storm Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Albert City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Casino Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Casino Beach is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casino Beach
- Early
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Truesdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sac City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lytton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lytton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Schaller
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jolley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jolley is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Pomeroy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rembrandt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Alta is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta <6>
- Laurens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marathon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Marathon is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Pocahontas
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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 Newell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Buena Vista County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Newell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alta
- Alta lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Newell Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alta.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Early
- Fonda
- Havelock
- Lake View
- Laurens
- Lytton
- Nemaha
- Newell
- Pocahontas
- Pomeroy
- Sac City
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- Sioux Rapids
- Storm Lake
- Yetter
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 Newell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Buena Vista 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 Newell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1925883 (Newell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1925883 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: Buena Vista
- Est. Elev: 387 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Newell East
- Location given for Newell Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.6124785 Lon: -94.9997114
- 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 Buena Vista, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Newell 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. |