A visit to the Walnut 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 Walnut Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Walnut Cemetery:
41.4764, -95.2114
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Walnut Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Walnut Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County<2>.
The county seat for Pottawattamie County is located in Council Bluffs. Council Bluffs lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Walnut Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Walnut Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Walnut Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Walnut Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Walnut Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Monroe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Monroe Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Cemetery
- Jacobson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jacobson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobson Cemetery
- Newton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Brighton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Brighton Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Cemetery
- Altamont Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Altamont Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Clay Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Clay Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Twp. Cemetery
- Fairview Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Olson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Olson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olson Cemetery
- Carlsen - Larsen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Folck Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Folck Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folck Cemetery
- Elk Horn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Elk Horn Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Horn Cemetery
- Bowmans Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Bowmans Grove is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmans Grove
- Shelby Twp. Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Shelby Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby Twp. Cemetery
- Southlawn Memorial Gardens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Atlantic Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Atlantic Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Cemetery
- The Atlantic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Atlantic Catholic Cemetery
- Lorah Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Lorah Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorah Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakfield Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakfield Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield Cemetery
- Immanuel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Walnut Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Walnut Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Walnut
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Walnut is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Marne
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Avoca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Avoca is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <6>
- Harlan Junction ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harlan Junction is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan Junction
- Hancock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Corley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Corley is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Atlantic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Horn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sycamore Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore Village is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Village
- Kimballton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shelby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lewis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Harlan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grove City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grove City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Tennant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tennant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Oakland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Griswold
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wiota
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Minden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kirkman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Kirkman is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Exira
(18 miles [29 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 Walnut Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pottawattamie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Walnut Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Atlantic
- Avoca
- Carson
- Exira
- Griswold
- Hancock
- Harlan
- Kimballton
- Lewis
- Lewis lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Walnut Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lewis.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Marne
- Shelby
- Walnut
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Walnut Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Pottawattamie 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 Walnut Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1949482 (Walnut Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1949482 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: Pottawattamie
- Est. Elev: 398 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Walnut
- Location given for Walnut Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4763787 Lon: -95.2113845
- 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 Pottawattamie, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Walnut 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. |