A visit to the Washburn 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 Washburn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Washburn Cemetery:
42.4139, -92.2713
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Washburn Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Washburn Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County<2>.
The county seat for Black Hawk County is located in Waterloo. Waterloo lies just to the north northwest of the Washburn Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Washburn Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Washburn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Washburn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Turner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Poyner Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Poyner Twp. Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyner Twp. Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Muslim Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Muslim Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muslim Cemetery
- Sons of Jacob Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sons of Jacob Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sons of Jacob Cemetery
- Orange Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Orange Twp. Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Twp. Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Anton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Anton Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anton Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Waterloo.
- The Elmwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Waterloo Elmwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94674 <5>
- Waterloo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Waterloo Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Waterloo Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Waterloo Memorial Park is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo Memorial Park
- Eagle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Eagle Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cemetery
- St. Marys of Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olivet Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Waterloo.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1262931 <5>
- Westview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Westview Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
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 Washburn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Washburn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gilbertville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
- Elk Run Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Elk Run Heights is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
- Evansdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Raymond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Raymond is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Eagle Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Center is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Center
- Waterloo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- La Porte City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jubilee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jubilee is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
- Dewar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dewar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
- Hudson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Edwards ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Edwards is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Blessing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blessing is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blessing
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Shady Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Jesup
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Voorhies
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Voorhies is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Dunkerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dunkerton is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Cedar City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar City is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Cedar Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Cedar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Cedar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cedar
- Mount Auburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Auburn is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Brandon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brandon is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Dysart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Klinger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Klinger is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klinger
- Fredsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fredsville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredsville
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 Washburn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Black Hawk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Washburn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cedar Falls
- Dysart
- La Porte City
- Reinbeck
- Waterloo
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 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 Washburn Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Black Hawk 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 Washburn Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1958311 (Washburn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1958311 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: Black Hawk
- Est. Elev: 254 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Waterloo South
- Location given for Washburn Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4138777 Lon: -92.2712951
- 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 Black Hawk, 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' (or 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- Washburn 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. |
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