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 #96615).
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:
41.1740, -95.1877
The Waveland Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County<2>.
The county seat for Pottawattamie County is located in Council Bluffs. Council Bluffs lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<3> to the west 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 20 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.
- Mercer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hillside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Pleasant Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Flint Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Cemetery
- Elliot Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Griswold Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Griswold Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold Cemetery
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Center Ridge Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ridge Cemetery
- L Laire Property Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Indian Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Indian Graveyard is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Graveyard
- Pilot Grove Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lowman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lowman Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowman Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Whipple Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Whipple Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple Cemetery
- Gomer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Gomer Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomer Cemetery
- St. Clair Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Clair Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clair Cemetery
- Mrs. Frank Hacffich & Infant Grave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wheeler Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mormon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pilot Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Pilot Grove Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove 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 Waveland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Waveland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elliott
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Griswold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Grant is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Lewis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lyman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Henderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Carson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Macedonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stanton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sciola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Emerson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Strand
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Center is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
- Cumberland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Atlantic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Coburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Grove City ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Grove City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Sycamore Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sycamore Village is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Village
- Hastings
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hastings is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Clarinda Junction ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clarinda Junction is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarinda Junction
- Marne
(19 miles [30.6 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 Waveland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pottawattamie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Waveland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Atlantic
- Carson
- Elliott
- Emerson
- Grant
- Grant lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Waveland Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Grant.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Griswold
- Hancock
- Hastings
- Lewis
- Lewis lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Waveland Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lewis.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Macedonia
- Marne
- Red Oak
- Stanton
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 Waveland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Pottawattamie 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: #96615
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #462756 (Waveland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #462756 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: Pottawattamie
- Est. Elev: 350 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Griswold
- Location given for Waveland Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.1741583 Lon: -95.1886044
- 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 Pottawattamie, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |