A visit to the Welsh 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 Welsh Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Welsh Cemetery (FG ID #2163242).
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 Welsh Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Welsh Cemetery:
41.6135, -91.6096
The Welsh Cemetery is located in Johnson County<2>.
The county seat for Johnson County is located in Iowa City. Iowa City lies just to the northeast of the Welsh Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Welsh Cemetery.
Name Variations for Welsh Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Welsh Cemetery.
Welsh Cemetery has also been known as:
- Welsh Pioneer Cemetery
- Welsh UCC Cemetery
- First Welsh Congregational Church Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Welsh Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Welsh Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Unity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Eash Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yoder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Yoder Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder Cemetery
- Morman Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Morman Burying Ground is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morman Burying Ground
- Hummer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sharon Center United Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mentzer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Handcart Pioneer Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- John Helmuth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns German Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Earhart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Summerhays Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Summerhays Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhays Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Graper Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Yoder Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Yoder Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder Cemetery
- Sharon Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Gingerich Sharon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Mennonite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandtown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Memory Gardens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Agudas Achim Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Welsh Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Welsh Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- University Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- University Heights is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- Iowa City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Coralville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oakdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oakdale is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Cosgrove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Williamstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tiffin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Windham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Midway ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kalona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Riverside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- North Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Amish
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- River Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Tree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elmira
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Downey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Downey is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
- Oasis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Morse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cou Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- West Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Solon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Welsh Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Johnson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Welsh Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Coralville
- Hills
- Iowa City
- Kalona
- Lone Tree
- Oxford
- Riverside
- Solon
- Solon lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Welsh Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Solon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
- West Branch
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Welsh Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Johnson 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 Welsh Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2163242
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2047453 (Welsh Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2047453 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: Johnson
- Est. Elev: 226 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hills
- Location given for Welsh Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.6136274 Lon: -91.6096131
- 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 Johnson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Welsh 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. |