A visit to the Waveland Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Waveland Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Waveland Cemetery (FG ID #609605).
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 Waveland Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Waveland Cemetery:
41.6047, -93.2337
The Waveland Cemetery is located in Jasper County<2>.
The county seat for Jasper County is located in Newton. Newton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Waveland Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Waveland Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Waveland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Waveland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Colfax Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Prairie Belle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rhinehart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rhinehart Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinehart Cemetery
- Mound Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kelley Family Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rorabaugh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Rorabaugh Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rorabaugh Cemetery
- Griffis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dowler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dowler Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowler Cemetery
- Slaughter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Slaughter Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Cemetery
- Shipp Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Shipp Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipp Cemetery
- Vandalia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Vandalia Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia Cemetery
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- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Sugar Grove Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove Cemetery
- McKeever Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The McKeever Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeever Cemetery
- Mitchellville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ritter - Worth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Spry Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spry Cemetery
- Lowman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hughes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Seay Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Seay Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seay Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Waveland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Waveland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Prairie City
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Colfax
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Vandalia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Metz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oswalt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchellville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Percy ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Percy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
- Monroe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Goddard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Runnells
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Valeria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Valeria is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Green Castle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Swan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lambs Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Santiago
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Adelphi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mingo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Reasnor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Newton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ira
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rising Sun
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hartford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bondurant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Altoona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cordova
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cordova is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Otley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill
(14 miles [22.5 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 Waveland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jasper County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Waveland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altoona
- Colfax
- Mitchellville
- Monroe
- Newton
- Prairie City
- Runnells
- Swan
- Swan lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Waveland Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Swan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
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 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 Waveland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Jasper 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 Waveland Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #609605
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1999692 (Waveland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1999692 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: Jasper
- Est. Elev: 280 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Prairie City
- Location given for Waveland Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.6049896 Lon: -93.2346496
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Jasper, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Waveland 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |