A visit to the Washington Chapel 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 Washington Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Washington Chapel Cemetery:
42.5994, -92.4757
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Washington Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Washington Chapel Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County<2>.
The county seat for Black Hawk County is located in Waterloo. Waterloo lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Washington Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Washington Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Washington Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Washington Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Newell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gerholdt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Gerholdt Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerholdt Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Finchford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Finchford Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchford Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Bidwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bidwell Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Evangelical Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Waverly Junction Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Benson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Benson Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Cemetery
- Rarick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rarick Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rarick Cemetery
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- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- George Wyth Memorial State Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pilot Mound Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Pilot Mound Cemetery is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Mound Cemetery
- Fairfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- The St. Pauls Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul's United Church of Christ Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2142646 <5>
- St. Paul UCC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Paul UCC Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul UCC Cemetery
- East Janesville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The East Janesville Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Janesville Cemetery
- The East Janesville Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Janesville Methodist Episcopal (ME) Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2142571 <5>
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Garden of Memories
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Garden of Memories is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden of Memories
- Spencer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Spencer Cemetery is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Washington Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Washington Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- North Cedar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Cedar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cedar
- Janesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Finchford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Finchford is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchford
- Cedar Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cedar City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar City is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- New Hartford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Denver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waverly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fredsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fredsville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredsville
- Shell Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Edwards ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Edwards is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Stout
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stout is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Dike
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Evansdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bremer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bremer is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremer
- Hudson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dewar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dewar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
- Klinger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Klinger is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klinger
- Knittel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Knittel is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knittel
- Coster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Coster is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Sinclair
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sinclair is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair
- Elk Run Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Readlyn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Raymond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Raymond is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Parkersburg
(15 miles [24.1 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 Washington Chapel 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 Washington Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cedar Falls
- Denver
- Dike
- Dike lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Washington Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dike.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dike
- Shell Rock
- Waterloo
- Waverly
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 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 Washington Chapel 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 Washington Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1958310 (Washington Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1958310 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: 283 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cedar Falls
- Location given for Washington Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.5994273 Lon: -92.4757427
- 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 '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- Washington Chapel 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. |