A visit to the West Point 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 Point Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Point Cemetery:
42.6675, -95.5845
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Point Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Point Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.
The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Cherokee. Cherokee lies just to the north northeast of the West Point Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Point Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the West Point Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Point Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Good Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Rock Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rock Twp. Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Twp. Cemetery
- Grandview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- Silver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Silver Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mental Health Institute Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mary Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mary Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Hill Cemetery
- Diamond Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Diamond Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Memory Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Memory Gardens is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Gardens
- Meriden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Meriden Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Sunset View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Sunset View Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Ida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Holstein Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Holstein Cemetery is located in Ida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holstein Cemetery
- Afton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Afton Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Grand Meadow Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Grand Meadow Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Meadow Cemetery
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Point Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Point Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Quimby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Quimby is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quimby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Cherokee
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mary Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mary Hill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Hill
- Aurelia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Washta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Washta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Meriden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Meriden is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Fielding
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fielding is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielding
- Cleghorn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cleghorn is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleghorn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Holstein
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Larrabee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Larrabee is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Cushing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cushing is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Galva
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Alta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Alta is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta <6>
- Elkton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elkton is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Marcus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pierson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pierson is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Correctionville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Schaller
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Casino Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Casino Beach is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casino Beach
- Storm Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Calumet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Calumet is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
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 Point Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cherokee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Point Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alta
- Aurelia
- Calumet
- Cherokee
- Correctionville
- Holstein
- Kingsley
- Larrabee
- Marcus
- Peterson
- Schaller
- Storm Lake
- Sutherland
- Washta
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 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 Point Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Cherokee 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 Point Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #462901 (West Point Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #462901 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: Cherokee
- Est. Elev: 360 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cherokee South
- Location given for West Point Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.6674848 Lon: -95.5844513
- 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 Cherokee, 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 from Point A (ie- West Point 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. |