A visit to the Otterville 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 Otterville Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Otterville Cemetery:
42.5158, -91.9393
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Otterville Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Otterville Cemetery is located in Buchanan County<2>.
The county seat for Buchanan County is located in Independence. Independence lies just to the southeast of the Otterville Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Otterville Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Otterville Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Otterville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Littleton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Littleton Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton Cemetery
- State Hospital Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Hope Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Independence.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95532 <5>
- Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- German Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Amish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Amish Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish Cemetery
- Cedar Crest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cedar Crest Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest Cemetery
- St. Athanasius Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Fontana Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Fontana Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana Cemetery
- Hazleton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hazleton Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazleton Cemetery
- North Amish Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The North Amish Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amish Cemetery
- Old Barclay Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Old Barclay Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Barclay Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Floral Hills Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Barclay Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The New Barclay Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Barclay Cemetery
- Kint Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Kint Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kint Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Otterville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Otterville Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Independence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Doris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Doris is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doris
- Jesup
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hazleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Winthrop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Winthrop is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
- Stanley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stanley is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Fairbank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Rowley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oelwein
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dunkerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dunkerton is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Jubilee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jubilee is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Quasqueton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aurora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aurora is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Raymond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Raymond is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Brandon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Brandon is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Hamerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hamerville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamerville
- Oran
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oran is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
- Dewar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dewar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
- Gilbertville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
- Elk Run Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Elk Run Heights is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
- Spencers Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Spencers Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Grove
- Lamont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Edwards ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Edwards is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Walker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Walker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Masonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Masonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Klinger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Klinger is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klinger
- Westgate
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Westgate is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westgate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 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 Otterville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Buchanan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Otterville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fairbank
- Independence
- Lamont
- Oelwein
- Quasqueton
- Stanley
- Walker
- Westgate
- Winthrop
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 Otterville Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Buchanan 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 Otterville Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #459951 (Otterville Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #459951 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: Buchanan
- Est. Elev: 282 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hazleton
- Location given for Otterville Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.5158193 Lon: -91.9393394
- 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 Buchanan, 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 from Point A (ie- Otterville 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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