A visit to the Willard 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 Willard Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Willard Cemetery (FG ID #2307916).
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 Willard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Willard Cemetery:
42.3642, -91.2199
The Willard Cemetery is located in Delaware County<2>.
The county seat for Delaware County is located in Manchester. Manchester lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Willard Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Willard Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Willard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Willard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hopkinton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Livingston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Allison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Plum Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Worthington Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Buck Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grove Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Castle Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Castle Grove Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Grove Cemetery
- Castle Grove Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- East Monticello Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bowens Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Reform Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Zion Reform Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Reform Cemetery
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 Willard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Willard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hopkinton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Worthington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Delhi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Argand
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Earlville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Monticello
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Summit Village Dyersville Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dyersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Cascade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Almoral
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Langworthy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Farley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Golden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Prairieburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Vienna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Petersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ryan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oneida
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oneida is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Manchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Cross
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Holy Cross is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Ehler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ehler is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehler
- Fillmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Epworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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 Willard Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Delaware County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Willard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cascade
- Delhi
- Dyersville
- Earlville
- Epworth
- Hopkinton
- Manchester
- Monticello
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 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 Willard Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Delaware 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 Willard Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2307916
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2000006 (Willard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2000006 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: Delaware
- Est. Elev: 307 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hopkinton East
- Location given for Willard Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.3583305 Lon: -91.2195892
- 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 Delaware, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Willard 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. |