A visit to the Westside 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 Westside Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Westside Cemetery:
42.0819, -95.0922
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Westside Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Westside Cemetery is located in Crawford County<2>.
The county seat for Crawford County is located in Denison. Denison lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Westside Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Westside Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Westside Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Westside Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Arcadia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Arcadia Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Cemetery
- St. Anns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hayes Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hayes Twp. Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Twp. Cemetery
- Hayes Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hayes Twp. Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Twp. Cemetery
- Vail Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Vail Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The King Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- St. Augustine Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
- Wheatland Presbytrian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Wheatland Presbytrian Church Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland Presbytrian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wheatland Presbytrian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Breda.
- The Wheatland Presbytrian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wheatland Cemetery
- Wheatland Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96658 <5>
- St. Bernards Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Angels Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Holy Angels Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Angels Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Wall Lake Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tom Marks Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Tom Marks Cemetery is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Marks Cemetery
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Milford Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Milford Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Cemetery
- Iowa Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Iowa Twp. Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Twp. Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Westside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Westside Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Westside
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Arcadia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Arcadia is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Vail
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Halbur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Halbur is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halbur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Breda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Breda is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 471 people
- Herring ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Herring is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
- Roselle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roselle is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselle
- Boyer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boyer is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer
- Aspinwall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Aspinwall is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspinwall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Manning
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Carroll
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Deloit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Deloit is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deloit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Carroll Community Estates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sac City Junction ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sac City Junction is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac City Junction
- Wall Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wall Lake is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
- Templeton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Denison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kiron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sunset Village is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Manilla
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Botna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Botna is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botna
- Willey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Willey is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Auburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lake View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lidderdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lidderdale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lidderdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Grant City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grant City is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
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 Westside Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Crawford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Westside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Breda
- Carroll
- Denison
- Kiron
- Lake View
- Manning
- Vail
- Vail lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Westside Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vail.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
- Wall Lake
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 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 Westside Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Crawford 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 Westside Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #462949 (Westside Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #462949 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: Crawford
- Est. Elev: 418 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Arcadia
- Location given for Westside Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.0819299 Lon: -95.0922144
- 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 Crawford, 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- Westside 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. |