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A visit to the Newton Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Newton Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Newton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Newton Cemetery

Lat:   41.4583°   (41° 27' 29")

Lon:   -95.3169°   (-95° 19' 0")

The Newton Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County<2>.

The county seat for Pottawattamie County is located in Council Bluffs. Council Bluffs lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Newton Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Newton Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Newton Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Graceland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graceland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graceland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Graceland Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Walnut Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Walnut Catholic Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Jacobson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacobson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jacobson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jacobson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Olson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Olson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Walnut Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Walnut Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Lee Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lee Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Shelby Twp. Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelby Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shelby Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shelby Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Altamont Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Altamont Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Altamont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Altamont Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Fairview Twp. Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairview Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Monroe Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monroe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monroe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Monroe Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Oaklawn Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oaklawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oaklawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Silver Valley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Silver Valley Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Minden Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minden Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Minden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Minden Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Big Grove Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Big Grove Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Brighton Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brighton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brighton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brighton Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Folck Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Folck Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Folck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Folck Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Harlan Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Schley Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Schley Cemetery is located in Harrison County
    • Champlin Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Champlin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Champlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Champlin Cemetery is located in Harrison County
    • Belknap Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belknap Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belknap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Belknap Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Whipple Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whipple Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whipple Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Whipple Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Clay Twp. Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clay Twp. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clay Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clay Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Newton Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Newton Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Avoca
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avoca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
    • Avoca is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <6>
  • Hancock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hancock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
    • Hancock is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
  • Walnut
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
    • Walnut is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
  • Shelby
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
    • Shelby is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <6>
  • Corley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
    • Corley is located in Shelby County
  • Marne
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Oakland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Oakland is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,491 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <6>
  • Tennant
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
    • Tennant is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
  • Minden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minden
    • Minden is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minden <6>
  • Harlan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Yorkshire
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yorkshire. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
    • Yorkshire is located in Harrison County
  • Persia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Persia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
    • Persia is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Neola
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
      • Neola is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neola <6>
    • Carson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
      • Carson is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson <6>
    • Lewis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Atlantic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlantic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
      • Atlantic is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,513 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlantic <6>
    • Sycamore Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Village
      • Sycamore Village is located in Cass County
    • Elk Horn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Horn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Horn
      • Elk Horn is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Horn <6>
    • Portsmouth
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Griswold
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Kimballton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Westphalia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westphalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
      • Westphalia is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
    • Kirkman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirkman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman
      • Kirkman is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
    • Underwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Macedonia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Grove City ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
      • Grove City is located in Cass County

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 Newton 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 Newton Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Newton Cemetery:

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 Newton Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1949476  (Newton Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1949476 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Avoca
    • County: Pottawattamie         Elev: 386
    • Location given for GNIS #1949476 (Newton Cemetery)

The official website for Pottawattamie County: www.pottcounty.com/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Newton Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4583, Longitude: -95.3169       In this case, the coordinates for the Newton Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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