A visit to the Pilot Grove 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 Pilot Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pilot Grove Cemetery:
41.4345, -91.7821
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pilot Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pilot Grove Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Washington. Washington lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Pilot Grove Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Pilot Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pilot Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Wellman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wellman Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman Cemetery
- Lexington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lexington Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Cemetery
- Coffman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Coffman Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffman Cemetery
- Wassonville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wassonville Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassonville Cemetery
- Mennonite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
- Richmond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Richmond Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Cemetery
- West Chester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The West Chester Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester Cemetery
- Roberts Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Plain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Sharon Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sharon Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Snider Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Snider Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider Cemetery
- Gingerich Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gingerich Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gingerich Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Amish Cemetery
- Joetown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2172981 <5>
- Bucker Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bucker Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucker Hill Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Westminister Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Westminister Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminister Cemetery
- Craven Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Craven Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven Cemetery
- Brenneman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Pilot Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pilot Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wellman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kalona
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Amish
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Amish is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish
- West Chester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Chester is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Nira
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Nira is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nira
- Williamstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Williamstown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Frytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Frytown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Keota
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Washington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kinross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kinross is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Windham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Windham is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Talleyrand
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Talleyrand is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
- Harper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Harper is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Cosgrove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cosgrove is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosgrove
- Havre
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Havre is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
- Ainsworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- River Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- River Junction is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Parnell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- South English
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- South English is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South English
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Rubio
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rubio is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubio
- North English
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gladwin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gladwin is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
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 Pilot Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pilot Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ainsworth
- Brighton
- Hills
- Hills lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Pilot Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hills.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Kalona
- Keota
- Keota lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Pilot Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Keota.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keota
- Lone Tree
- North English
- Parnell
- Riverside
- South English
- Washington
- Wellman
- West Chester
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 professional and volunteer 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 Pilot Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Pilot Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #460147 (Pilot Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #460147 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 231 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wellman
- Location given for Pilot Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4344595 Lon: -91.7821147
- 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 Washington, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pilot Grove 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. |