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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 .

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 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

    • 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.<4> 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 <5>
    • River Junction
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
      • River Junction is located in Johnson County
    • 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.<4> 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 <5>
    • Midway ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Johnson County
    • 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.<4> 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.<4> 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.<4> 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 <5>
    • 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.<4> 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 <5>
    • 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.<4> 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.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
      • Oakdale is located in Johnson County
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Centerdale
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerdale
        • Centerdale is located in Cedar County
      • West Branch
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Williamstown
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
        • Williamstown is located in Johnson County
      • Frytown
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
        • Frytown is located in Johnson County
      • 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.<4> 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 <5>
      • Oasis
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
        • Oasis is located in Johnson County
      • Gladwin
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladwin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
        • Gladwin is located in Louisa County
      • Morse
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morse have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
        • Morse is located in Johnson County
      • Tiffin
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiffin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffin
        • Tiffin is located in Johnson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,629 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiffin <5>
      • Cosgrove
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosgrove
        • Cosgrove is located in Johnson County
      • Windham
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
        • Windham is located in Johnson County
      • Conesville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
        • Conesville is located in Muscatine County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
      • 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.<4> 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 <5>
      • Amish
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish
        • Amish is located in Johnson County

    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.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Sandtown Cemetery.<6>

    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)
      • The Cline Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • The Cline Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mellow Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cline Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2199428 <1>
    • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Trowbridge - Lenz Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Trowbridge - Lenz Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • The Trowbridge - Lenz Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Trowbridge Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trowbridge - Lenz Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2461939 <1>
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Welsh Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Welsh Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • The Welsh Cemetery has also been known as:
      • First Welsh Congregational Church Cemetery
      • Welsh Pioneer Cemetery
      • Welsh UCC Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welsh Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2163242 <1>
    • Sharon Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Sharon Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • The Sharon Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Grout Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharon Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2179993 <1>
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      • Evans Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • The Evans Cemetery is located in Johnson County
        • The Evans Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Old Pokertown Cemetery
        • Old Polkertown Cemetery
        • Pokertown Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evans Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94697 <1>
      • 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)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yoder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Yoder Cemetery is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yoder Cemetery
      • Sharon Center United Methodist Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • St. Vincent Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Vincent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Vincent Cemetery is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Vincent Cemetery
      • Kupka Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kupka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Kupka Cemetery is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kupka Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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

    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 'straight-line' (or 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>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.




 

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