A visit to the Oto 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 Oto Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oto Cemetery:
42.2764, -95.9036
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oto Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oto Cemetery is located in Woodbury County<2>.
The county seat for Woodbury County is located in Sioux City. Sioux City lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Oto Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oto 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 Oto Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oto Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Smithland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Smithland Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland Cemetery
- Hollister Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hollister Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister Cemetery
- Peiro Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Peiro Bethel Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peiro Bethel Cemetery
- Grant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Monona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Lucky Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Lucky Valley Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Valley Cemetery
- Willow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Willow Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Cemetery
- German City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The German City Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German City Cemetery
- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wolf Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Wolf Creek Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Climbing Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Climbing Hill Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climbing Hill Cemetery
- Heisler Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Heisler Cemetery is located in Monona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heisler Cemetery
- Danbury Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Danbury Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Monona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Monona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Oto Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oto Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oto
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Oto is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
- Smithland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rodney
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rodney is located in Monona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Anthon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mapleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Danbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Climbing Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Climbing Hill is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climbing Hill
- Hornick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hornick is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Castana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Battle Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Correctionville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sloan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Whiting
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Turin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cushing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cushing is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Ute
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pierson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pierson is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Bronson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bronson is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- Onawa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ricketts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ricketts is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Lawton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lawton is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
- Salix
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Albaton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Albaton is located in Monona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albaton
- Soldier
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Charter Oak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
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 Oto Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Woodbury County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oto Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anthon
- Battle Creek
- Charter Oak
- Correctionville
- Danbury
- Kingsley
- Mapleton
- Moville
- Onawa
- Smithland
- Soldier
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 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 Oto Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Woodbury 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 Oto Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #459919 (Oto Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #459919 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: Woodbury
- Est. Elev: 376 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oto
- Location given for Oto Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.2763793 Lon: -95.9036208
- 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 Woodbury, 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- Oto 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. |