A visit to the Sugar Creek 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 Sugar Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sugar Creek Cemetery:
41.6281, -92.7655
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sugar Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sugar Creek Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County<2>.
The county seat for Poweshiek County is located in Montezuma. Montezuma lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Sugar Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sugar Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Sugar Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sugar Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Lynnville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2236056 <5>
- Hayes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Swans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Swans Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swans Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Sully Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sully Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sully Cemetery
- Searsboro IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Blue Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Upper Blue Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Westfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Westfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mormon Grave
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mormon Grave is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Grave
- New Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
- Cemetery Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Cemetery Hill Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cemetery Hill Cemetery
- Saums Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Saums Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saums Cemetery
- Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chester Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Chester Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Cemetery
- West Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The West Liberty Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty Cemetery
- Ewart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Ewart Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewart Cemetery
- Hazelwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hazelwood Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hazelwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Grinnell.
- The Hazelwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grinnell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95027 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sugar Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sugar Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lynnville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Searsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Searsboro is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Sully
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Acres is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Killduff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Killduff is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killduff
- Taintor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Taintor is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taintor
- Grinnell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kellogg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Galesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Galesburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Peoria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Peoria is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- New Sharon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montezuma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Malcom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reasnor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Reasnor is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reasnor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Newburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Newburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Newton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Union Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Union Mills is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Lacey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lacey is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Sheridan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sheridan is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Lambs Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lambs Grove is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Otley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pella
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barnes City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklyn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gilman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gilman is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 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 Sugar Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Poweshiek County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sugar Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barnes City
- Brooklyn
- Gilman
- Grinnell
- Kellogg
- Lynnville
- Malcom
- Montezuma
- Newton
- Pella
- Pella lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Sugar Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pella.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
- Searsboro
- Sully
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 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 Sugar Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Poweshiek 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 Sugar Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #462064 (Sugar Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #462064 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: Poweshiek
- Est. Elev: 264 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oakland Acres
- Location given for Sugar Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.6280513 Lon: -92.7654698
- 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 Poweshiek, 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- Sugar Creek 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. |