A visit to the Sulek Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Sulek Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Sulek Cemetery (FG ID #2196574).
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 Sulek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sulek Cemetery:
41.8471, -91.6215
The Sulek Cemetery is located in Johnson County<2>.
The county seat for Johnson County is located in Iowa City. Iowa City lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Sulek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sulek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Sulek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sulek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Western Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shueyville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Truhlar Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Truhlar Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truhlar Cemetery
- Buresh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Buresh Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buresh Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Blain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Facklers Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ridgewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rogers Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Dupont Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Greencastle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bohemian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
- Czech National Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Moslem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Moslem Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moslem Cemetery
- Castek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Alt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sulek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sulek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Western
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shueyville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shueyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shueyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
- Ely
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cou Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Swisher
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lincolnway Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lincolnway Village is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnway Village
- Solon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bertram
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bertram is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Cedar Rapids
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tiffin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oakdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oakdale is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Grand View Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grand View Village is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Village
- Fairfax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coralville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Morse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Louisa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Louisa is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
- Oxford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Amana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sunset Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sunset Village is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- University Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- University Heights is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- Iowa City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Elmira
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lisbon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Covington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Squaw Creek Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Squaw Creek Village is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squaw Creek Village
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 Sulek 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 Sulek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amana
- Cedar Rapids
- Coralville
- Iowa City
- Lisbon
- Marion
- Mount Vernon
- Oxford
- Solon
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 Sulek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Johnson 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 Sulek Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2196574
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2002570 (Sulek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2002570 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: Johnson
- Est. Elev: 243 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ely
- Location given for Sulek Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.8472304 Lon: -91.621564
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sulek 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |