A visit to the Otter Creek 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 Otter Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Otter Creek Cemetery:
42.1750, -95.4308
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Otter Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Otter Creek Cemetery is located in Crawford County<2>.
The county seat for Crawford County is located in Denison. Denison lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Otter Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Otter Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Otter Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Otter Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Morgan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Grant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Ida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Lehfeld Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lehfeld Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehfeld Cemetery
- Kiron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hayes Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bockelmann Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Milford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Milford Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Bethel Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Lutheran Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Lutheran Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Kiron.
- The Bethel Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94253 <5>
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Ida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Charter Oak Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Charter Oak Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oak Cemetery
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- St. Rose of Lima Catholic Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Rose of Lima Catholic Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Rose of Lima Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Rose of Lima Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Rose of Lima Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96268 <5>
- King Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The King Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Ida Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Ida Grove Cemetery is located in Ida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Grove Cemetery
- Moorehead Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Moorehead Cemetery is located in Ida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorehead Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hartliben Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Crawford Heights Memorial Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oakland Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Odebolt Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Odebolt Cemetery is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odebolt 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 Otter Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Otter Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Schleswig
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kiron
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Deloit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Deloit is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deloit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Ricketts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ricketts is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Charter Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boyer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Boyer is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer
- Ida Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Denison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Arthur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Arthur is located in Ida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Kenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kenwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Sunset Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sunset Village is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Odebolt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Odebolt is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odebolt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Battle Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vail
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Herring ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Herring is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
- Bell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bell is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Arion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Arion is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Danbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ute
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dow City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Buck Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Buck Grove is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Westside
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wall Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wall Lake is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
- Mapleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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 Otter Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Crawford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Otter Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Battle Creek
- Charter Oak
- Danbury
- Denison
- Dow City
- Ida Grove
- Kiron
- Kiron lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Otter Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kiron.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiron
- Mapleton
- Odebolt
- Vail
- Vail lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Otter Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vail.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
- Wall Lake
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Otter Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Crawford 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 Otter Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1982850 (Otter Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1982850 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: Crawford
- Est. Elev: 452 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Schleswig
- Location given for Otter Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.1749879 Lon: -95.4308319
- 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 Crawford, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Otter Creek 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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