A visit to the Waterman 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 Waterman Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Waterman Cemetery:
42.9664, -95.4850
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Waterman Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Waterman Cemetery is located in O'Brien County<2>.
The county seat for O'Brien County is located in Primghar. Primghar lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Waterman Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Waterman Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Waterman Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- First Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The First Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Cemetery
- Fred Fieldman Grave
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Fred Fieldman Grave is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fred Fieldman Grave
- Doyle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Doyle Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Grant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Spring Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Spring Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cemetery
- Cedar Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Cedar Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cemetery
- Spring Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Spring Twp. Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Twp. Cemetery
- St. John's Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The St. John's Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- TriMello Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Center Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Center Twp. Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Twp. Cemetery
- Prairie View Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Prairie View Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Cemetery
- Willow Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Randolph Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Randolph Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Cemetery
- Steuck Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Steuck Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuck Cemetery
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Prairie View Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Liberty Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Afton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Afton Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Daily Burial Ground
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Daily Burial Ground is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daily Burial Ground
- Zion Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Waterman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Waterman Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sutherland
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Calumet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Calumet is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Larrabee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Larrabee is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Peterson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Primghar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Paullina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Paullina is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paullina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
- Royal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moneta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Moneta is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneta
- Elkton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elkton is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Linn Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Meriden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meriden is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Hartley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hartley is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Germantown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Germantown is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Cleghorn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cleghorn is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleghorn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Cherokee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rossie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rossie is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Everly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Everly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- Archer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aurelia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sioux Rapids
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cornell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cornell is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
- Greenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sanborn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mary Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mary Hill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Hill
- Rembrandt
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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 Waterman Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in O'Brien County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Waterman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aurelia
- Calumet
- Cherokee
- Everly
- Greenville
- Hartley
- Larrabee
- Paullina
- Peterson
- Primghar
- Royal
- Royal lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Waterman Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Royal.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Sanborn
- Sioux Rapids
- Sutherland
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Waterman Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to O'Brien 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 Waterman Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #462732 (Waterman Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #462732 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: O'Brien
- Est. Elev: 436 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sutherland East
- Location given for Waterman Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.9663659 Lon: -95.4850053
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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 O'Brien, 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- Waterman 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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