A visit to the Pottawattamie County Home 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 Pottawattamie County Home Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pottawattamie County Home Cemetery:
41.3269, -95.6692
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pottawattamie County Home Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pottawattamie County Home Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County<2>.
The county seat for Pottawattamie County is located in Council Bluffs. Council Bluffs lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Pottawattamie County Home Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pottawattamie County Home Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Pottawattamie County Home Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pottawattamie County Home Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Downsville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Downsville Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville Cemetery
- Hardin Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hardin Twp. Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Twp. Cemetery
- Hardin Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hardin Twp. Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Twp. Cemetery
- St. Columbanus Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fisher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Weston St. Columbanus Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Castor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Castor Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castor Cemetery
- York Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The York Twp. Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Twp. Cemetery
- Hazel Dell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hazel Dell Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Dell Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Fairview Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Graybill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Graybill Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graybill Cemetery
- Treynor Zion Congregational Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Evans Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Green Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Valley Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley Cemetery
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Walnut Hill Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Walnut Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Council Bluffs.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96591 <5>
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Council Bluffs.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96122 <5>
- Cedar Lawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Cedar Lawn Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Lawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Council Bluffs.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94432 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pottawattamie County Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pottawattamie County Home Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- McClelland
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Weston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Weston is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Underwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chautauqua
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chautauqua is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Treynor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Neola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dumfries
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dumfries is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
- Pigeon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pigeon is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Crescent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Council Bluffs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Minden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mineola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Honey Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Honey Creek is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Carter Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Silver City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Silver City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Carson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Yorkshire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Yorkshire is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Home Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Home Park is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Park
- Macedonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hancock is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Shelby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Loveland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Loveland is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
- Avery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Avery is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Bellevue
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Briggs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Briggs is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
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 Pottawattamie County Home Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pottawattamie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pottawattamie County Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellevue
- Carson
- Carson lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Pottawattamie County Home Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Carson.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Council Bluffs
- Hancock
- Hancock lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Pottawattamie County Home Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hancock.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Macedonia
- Neola
- Neola lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Pottawattamie County Home Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Neola.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
- Shelby
- Shelby lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Pottawattamie County Home Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Shelby.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Silver City
- Underwood
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Pottawattamie County Home Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Pottawattamie 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 Pottawattamie County Home Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1949478 (Pottawattamie County Home Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1949478 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: Pottawattamie
- Est. Elev: 386 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: McClelland
- Location given for Pottawattamie County Home Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.32694 Lon: -95.6691738
- 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 Pottawattamie, 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- Pottawattamie County Home 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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