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. 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 Newton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Newton Cemetery:
41.4583, -95.3169
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Newton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Walnut Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jacobson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Jacobson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobson Cemetery
- Olson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Olson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olson Cemetery
- Walnut Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Walnut Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Cemetery
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Shelby Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Shelby Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby Twp. Cemetery
- Altamont Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Altamont Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont Cemetery
- Fairview Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Monroe Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Monroe Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
- Silver Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Silver Valley Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley Cemetery
- Minden Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Minden Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minden 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
- Brighton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Brighton Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Cemetery
- Folck Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Folck Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folck Cemetery
- Harlan Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
- Schley Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Schley Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schley Cemetery
- Champlin Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Champlin Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champlin Cemetery
- Belknap Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Belknap Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap Cemetery
- Whipple Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Whipple Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple Cemetery
- Clay Twp. Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Clay Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Twp. Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 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)
- 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>
- Harlan Junction ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harlan Junction is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan Junction
- Hancock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Walnut
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Shelby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Corley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Corley is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Marne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oakland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tennant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tennant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Minden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Harlan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Yorkshire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Yorkshire is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Persia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Persia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Neola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Carson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lewis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Atlantic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sycamore Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sycamore Village is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Village
- Elk Horn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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)
- Westphalia is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Kirkman
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kirkman is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman
- 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)
- Grove City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
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.
- Atlantic
- Avoca
- Carson
- Griswold
- Hancock
- Harlan
- Kimballton
- Lewis
- Macedonia
- Marne
- Neola
- Shelby
- Underwood
- Walnut
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Newton 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 Newton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1949476 (Newton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1949476 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: 386 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Avoca
- Location given for Newton Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4583238 Lon: -95.3169432
- 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Newton 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. |