A visit to the Washington Township 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 Twp. Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Washington Twp. Cemetery:
41.9358, -95.3386
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Washington Twp. Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Washington Twp. Cemetery is located in Crawford County<2>.
The county seat for Crawford County is located in Denison. Denison lies just to the north of the Washington Twp. Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Washington Twp. Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Washington Twp. Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Washington Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Buck Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Buck Grove Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove Cemetery
- Washington Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Emmanuel Evangelican Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Crawford Heights Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Crawford County Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Old Catholic Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Catholic Cemetery
- Astor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Astor Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor Cemetery
- Nishnabotna Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Nishnabotna Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nishnabotna Cemetery
- St. Rose of Lima Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Rose of Lima Catholic Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Rose of Lima Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Rose of Lima Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Rose of Lima Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96268 <5>
- Butler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
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- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Union Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Union Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Twp. Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Dow City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Dow City Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dow City Cemetery
- LDS Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The LDS Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LDS Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Iowa Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Iowa Twp. Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Twp. Cemetery
- St. Anns Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vail Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Vail Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail Cemetery
- Milford Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Milford Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford 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 Washington Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Washington Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Buck Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buck Grove is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Sunset Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sunset Village is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Astor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Astor is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Denison
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Manilla
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Arion is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Defiance
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Defiance is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Bell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bell is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Dow City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Aspinwall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Aspinwall is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspinwall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Kenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kenwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Earling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Earling is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Botna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Botna is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botna
- Vail
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Deloit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Deloit is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deloit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Irwin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dunlap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kirkman is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Manning
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Westside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westphalia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Westphalia is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Charter Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Panama
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Schleswig
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Twp. Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Crawford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Washington Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Charter Oak
- Denison
- Dow City
- Dunlap
- Dunlap lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Washington Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dunlap.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Irwin
- Irwin lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Washington Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Irwin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Kiron
- Manning
- Vail
- Vail lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Washington Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vail.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
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 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 Twp. Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Crawford 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 Twp. Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #463330 (Washington Township Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #463330 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: Crawford
- Est. Elev: 427 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Earling NE
- Location given for Washington Township Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.9358212 Lon: -95.338609
- 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 Crawford, 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- Washington Twp. 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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