A visit to the Norwegian Lutheran 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 Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery:
41.6947, -92.6694
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County<2>.
The county seat for Poweshiek County is located in Montezuma. Montezuma lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Upper Blue Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hazelwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hazelwood Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hazelwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Grinnell.
- The Hazelwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grinnell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95027 <5>
- Westfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hayes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Lower Blue Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ewart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ewart Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewart Cemetery
- West Westfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ivy Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Ivy Hill Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill Cemetery
- Mormon Grave
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mormon Grave is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Grave
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Lynnville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2236056 <5>
- Sugar Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Sugar Creek Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Searsboro IOOF Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- McDonald Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Cemetery
- West Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The West Liberty Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty Cemetery
- Little Mt. Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chester Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Chester Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Cemetery Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Cemetery Hill Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cemetery Hill Cemetery
- Lytle Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Lytle Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Grinnell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Malcom
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Searsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Searsboro is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Oakland Acres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oakland Acres is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Lynnville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Montezuma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Sheridan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sheridan is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Brooklyn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sully
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kellogg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Killduff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Killduff is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killduff
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Taintor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Taintor is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taintor
- Gilman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gilman is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- New Sharon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Barnes City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Galesburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Galesburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Peoria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Peoria is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Dunbar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dunbar is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Union Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Union Mills is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Deep River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Deep River is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Guernsey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hartwick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hartwick is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Laurel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
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 Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Poweshiek County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barnes City
- Brooklyn
- Deep River
- Gilman
- Gilman lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gilman.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Grinnell
- Kellogg
- Lynnville
- Malcom
- Montezuma
- Montour
- Newton
- Searsboro
- Sully
- Sully lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sully.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sully
- Tama
- Tama lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tama.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tama
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Poweshiek 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 Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #459668 (Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #459668 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: Poweshiek
- Est. Elev: 288 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grinnell South
- Location given for Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.6947179 Lon: -92.6693561
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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 Poweshiek, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Norwegian Lutheran 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. |
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