A visit to the War Eagle Grave ...
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 War Eagle Grave ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the War Eagle Grave:
42.4939, -96.4548
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the War Eagle Grave can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The War Eagle Grave is located in Woodbury County<2>.
The county seat for Woodbury County is located in Sioux City. Sioux City lies just to the east of the War Eagle Grave .
Open a Google Map centered on the War Eagle Grave.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the War Eagle Grave.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from War Eagle Grave, with the nearest first.
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94390 <5>
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Dakota County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Logan Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Logan Park Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Park Cemetery
- McCook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The McCook Cemetery is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCook Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McCook Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of North Sioux City (SD).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1489913 <5>
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Floyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
- Floyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Dakota County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Dakota City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dakota City Cemetery is located in Dakota County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota City Cemetery
- The Dakota City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dakota County Public Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1632810 <5>
- Graceland Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hancock Twp. Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Twp. Cemetery
- Woodbury Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Woodbury Twp. Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury Twp. Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park Cemetery
- The Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95445 <5>
- St. Peters Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Civil Bend Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Civil Bend Cemetery is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Civil Bend Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Dakota County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Dakota County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Eberly Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Eberly Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eberly Cemetery
- Concordia Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Concordia Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia Cemetery
- St. Cornelius Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Cornelius Cemetery is located in Dakota County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Cornelius Cemetery
- Liberty Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Twp. Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Twp. Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the War Eagle Grave.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from War Eagle Grave, with the nearest first:
- Dakota Dunes
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- South Sioux City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sioux City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- North Sioux City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dakota City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Regency of Sioux City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Holiday Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Holiday Village is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Jackson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Village is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Sergeant Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Ellen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Ellen is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ellen
- Willis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Willis is located in Dakota County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- James
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- James is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Jefferson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Goodwin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Goodwin is located in Dakota County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin
- Hubbard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Homer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bronson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bronson is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- Lawton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lawton is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
- Ponca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 War Eagle Grave. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Woodbury County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The War Eagle Grave.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dakota City
- Elk Point
- Hinton
- Homer
- Jackson
- North Sioux City
- Ponca
- Ponca lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the War Eagle Grave.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ponca.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponca
- Sergeant Bluff
- Sioux City
- South Sioux City
- Waterbury
- Winnebago
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 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 War Eagle Grave:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Woodbury 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 War Eagle Grave:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #462674 (War Eagle Grave)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #462674 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: Woodbury
- Est. Elev: 357 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sioux City South
- Location given for War Eagle Grave:
- Lat: 42.4938835 Lon: -96.4547525
- 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 Woodbury, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- War Eagle Grave) 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. |