A visit to the Sandtown Cemetery ...
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Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Sandtown Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Sandtown Cemetery (FG ID #96295)
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Sandtown Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sandtown Cemetery
Lat: 41.5543° (41° 33' 15")
Lon: -91.5070° (-91° 30' 25")
The Sandtown Cemetery is located in Johnson County<2>.
The county seat for Johnson County is located in Iowa City. Iowa City lies just to the north of the Sandtown Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Sandtown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sandtown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Earhart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cline Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fountain Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Trowbridge - Lenz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mentzer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- River Junction Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Thompson - Cherry Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Welsh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Evans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lone Tree Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Molback Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Memory Gardens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eash Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Yoder Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yoder Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yoder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Yoder Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Sharon Center United Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Vincent Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Vincent Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Vincent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Vincent Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Kupka Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kupka Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kupka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Kupka Cemetery is located in Washington County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sandtown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sandtown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Hills is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hills <7>
- River Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Riverside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Tree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
- Lone Tree is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,384 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Tree <7>
- Midway ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Midway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Midway is located in Johnson County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Midway
From the Sandtown Cemetery to Midway
- Iowa City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- University Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- University Heights is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- Downey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downey have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
- Downey is located in Cedar County
- Coralville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coralville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coralville
- Coralville is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,484 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coralville <7>
- Kalona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kalona have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalona
- Kalona is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalona <7>
- Nichols
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nichols have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Nichols is located in Muscatine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Oakdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakdale have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Oakdale is located in Johnson County
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- Centerdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williamstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Frytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- West Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- West Liberty is located in Muscatine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,734 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <7>
- Oasis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gladwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gladwin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
- Gladwin is located in Louisa County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Gladwin
From the Sandtown Cemetery to Gladwin
- Morse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
- Morse is located in Johnson County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Morse
From the Sandtown Cemetery to Morse
- Tiffin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cosgrove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Windham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Conesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- North Liberty is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,736 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Liberty <7>
- Amish
(14 miles [22.5 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 Sandtown Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Johnson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sandtown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Coralville
- Hills
- Iowa City
- Kalona
- Lone Tree
- Nichols
- Riverside
- West Branch
- West Liberty
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 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 Sandtown Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Johnson County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Sandtown Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Sandtown Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #461411 (Sandtown Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #461411 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Hills
- County: Johnson Elev: 192
- Location given for GNIS #461411 (Sandtown Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #96295
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Johnson County: www.johnson-county.com/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Johnson, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sandtown Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5543, Longitude: -91.5070 |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |