A visit to the Unity 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 Unity Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Unity Cemetery (FG ID #2225584).
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 Unity Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Unity Cemetery:
41.6248, -91.6468
The Unity Cemetery is located in Johnson County<2>.
The county seat for Johnson County is located in Iowa City. Iowa City lies just to the east northeast of the Unity Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Unity Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Unity Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Unity Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Welsh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hummer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eash Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Summerhays Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Summerhays Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhays Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Graper Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- John Helmuth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sharon Center United Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Yoder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Yoder Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder Cemetery
- Handcart Pioneer Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Morman Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Morman Burying Ground is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morman Burying Ground
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Frytown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Yoder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Yoder Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder Cemetery
- Sharon Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Gingerich Sharon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns German Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sharon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mentzer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Windham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Angels Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hochstetler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hochstetler Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hochstetler Cemetery
- Haven Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Mennonite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Unity Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Unity Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- University Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- University Heights is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- Cosgrove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tiffin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Williamstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Frytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Coralville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Windham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Iowa City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oakdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oakdale is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Amish
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Kalona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Riverside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Midway ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oxford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- River Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elmira
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Morse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cou Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wellman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Tree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oasis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Solon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Unity 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 Unity Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Coralville
- Hills
- Iowa City
- Kalona
- Lone Tree
- Oxford
- Riverside
- Solon
- Solon lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Unity Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Solon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
- Wellman
- West Branch
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Unity 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 Unity Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2225584
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2002539 (Unity Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2002539 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: 209 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Williamstown
- Location given for Unity Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.6194599 Lon: -91.6473919
- 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 '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- Unity 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. |