A visit to the Whipple 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 Whipple Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Whipple Cemetery:
41.2883, -95.1986
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Whipple Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Whipple Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County<2>.
The county seat for Pottawattamie County is located in Council Bluffs. Council Bluffs lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<3> to the west of the Whipple Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Whipple Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Whipple Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Whipple Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Griswold Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Griswold Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Flint Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Flint Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Cemetery
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
- Pleasant Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Waveland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mercer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wheeler Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Mormon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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- Center Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Center Ridge Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ridge Cemetery
- Elliot Hillside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hillside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Lowman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Lowman Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowman Cemetery
- Carson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Carson Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Big Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Big Grove Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Grove Cemetery
- Belknap Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Belknap Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap Cemetery
- Pilot Grove Center Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Noble Center Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Southlawn Memorial Gardens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Whipple Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Whipple Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Griswold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elliott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oakland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Carson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lyman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lyman is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Hancock
(11 miles [17.7 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Macedonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sycamore Village is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Village
- Walnut
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Walnut is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Grant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grant is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Grove City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grove City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Henderson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Avoca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Avoca is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <6>
- Harlan Junction ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harlan Junction is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan Junction
- Cumberland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cumberland is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Norway Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Norway Center is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Center
- Wiota
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oak
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
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 Whipple 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 Whipple Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Atlantic
- Avoca
- Avoca lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Whipple Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avoca.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Carson
- Elliott
- Emerson
- Grant
- Griswold
- Hancock
- Lewis
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Marne
- Marne lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Whipple Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Marne.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marne
- Red Oak
- Shelby
- Stanton
- Walnut
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Whipple 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 Whipple Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #462966 (Whipple Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #462966 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: 391 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Atlantic SW
- Location given for Whipple Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.2883244 Lon: -95.1986063
- 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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Whipple 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. |