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:
42.3333, -92.6696
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 Grundy County<2>.
The county seat for Grundy County is located in Grundy Center. Grundy Center lies just to the west northwest of the Washington Twp. Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 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.
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Reinbeck City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Reinbeck City Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinbeck City Cemetery
- The Reinbeck City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Reinbeck Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #546844 <5>
- Grant Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Grant Twp. Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Twp. Cemetery
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Weiss Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Weiss Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiss Cemetery
- Lincoln Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Palermo Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Palermo Twp. Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo Twp. Cemetery
- Grundy Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- The Rose Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rosehill Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Amity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Amity Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Cemetery
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Holland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- Lincoln Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Gethman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Gethman Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethman Cemetery
- Dinsdale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Dinsdale Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsdale Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran 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:
- Morrison
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Reinbeck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lincoln
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lincoln is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Grundy Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dinsdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dinsdale is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsdale
- Holland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Voorhies
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Voorhies is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Dike
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gladbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Beaman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beaman is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Sinclair
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sinclair is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair
- Blessing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Blessing is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blessing
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Fern
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fern is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Fredsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fredsville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredsville
- Conrad
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buckingham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buckingham is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Hudson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stout
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stout is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Traer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wellsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buck Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buck Grove is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Garwin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Garwin is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Eagle Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Eagle Center is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Center
- New Hartford
(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 Grundy County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Washington Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beaman
- Conrad
- Dike
- Dike lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Washington Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dike.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dike
- Gladbrook
- Grundy Center
- Reinbeck
- Traer
- Traer lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Washington Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Traer.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traer
- Wellsburg
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 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 Washington Twp. Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Grundy 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 #1983459 (Washington Township Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1983459 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: Grundy
- Est. Elev: 308 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lincoln
- Location given for Washington Township Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.3333182 Lon: -92.6696414
- 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 Grundy, 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |