A visit to the West Branch 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 West Branch Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Branch Cemetery:
41.6778, -91.3507
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Branch Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Branch Cemetery is located in Cedar County<2>.
The county seat for Cedar County is located in Tipton. Tipton lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the West Branch Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Branch Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the West Branch Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oasis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chamness Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Chamness Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamness Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Honey Grove Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Grove Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Downey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Downey Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey Cemetery
- Springdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Springdale Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale Cemetery
- North Scott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The North Scott Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scott Cemetery
- The North Scott Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brick Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2314811 <5>
- Molback Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Morse Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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- North Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Bridgets Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Memory Gardens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Memory Gardens Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Gardens Cemetery
- The Memory Gardens Cemetery has also been known as:
- Memory Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95454 <5>
- Thompson - Cherry Pioneer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Thompson - Cherry Pioneer Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson - Cherry Pioneer Cemetery
- The Thompson - Cherry Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cherry Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2285295 <5>
- North Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The North Prairie Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie Cemetery
- Gray's Ford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Gray's Ford Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray's Ford Cemetery
- Pee Dee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Pee Dee Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pee Dee Cemetery
- Mathews Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mathews Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- West Branch
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oasis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oasis is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
- Centerdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Centerdale is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerdale
- Downey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Downey is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
- Springdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Springdale is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Elmira
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elmira is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Midway ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Cedar Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Valley is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Morse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morse is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
- Cedar Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- West Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buchanan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Buchanan is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Rochester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rochester is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Iowa City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- University Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- University Heights is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- Solon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Atalissa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coralville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lone Tree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Nichols
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Nichols is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Tipton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oakdale is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
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 West Branch Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cedar County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Coralville
- Hills
- Iowa City
- Lone Tree
- Nichols
- Rochester
- Solon
- Tipton
- West Branch
- West Liberty
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 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 West Branch Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Cedar 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 West Branch Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2001674 (West Branch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2001674 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: Cedar
- Est. Elev: 240 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Branch
- Location given for West Branch Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.6777973 Lon: -91.3507191
- 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 Cedar, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Branch 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. |