A visit to the Willow 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 Willow Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Willow Cemetery:
41.9067, -94.5733
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Willow Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Willow Cemetery is located in Greene County<2>.
The county seat for Greene County is located in Jefferson. Jefferson lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast of the Willow Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Willow 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 Willow Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Willow Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Coon Rapids Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Sutton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- Greenbrier Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Greenbrier Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier Cemetery
- Scranton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Scranton Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton Cemetery
- Old Carrollton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Orange Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Orange Twp. Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Twp. Cemetery
- The Orange Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Orange Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95737 <5>
- Van Ocker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Van Ocker Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Ocker Cemetery
- Dodge Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Headly Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Headly Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headly Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- McCurdy Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The McCurdy Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCurdy Cemetery
- Tuttles Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- German Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The German Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Moffit Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Moffit Grove Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffit Grove Cemetery
- Richland Memorial Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Richland Memorial Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Memorial Cemetery
- The Richland Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Richland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95938 <5>
- Fair Oaks Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Fair Oaks Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks 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 Willow Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Willow Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bayard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Coon Rapids
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Scranton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bagley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bagley is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Ralston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ralston is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Cooper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cooper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Herndon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Herndon is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Jefferson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dedham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Farlin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Farlin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farlin
- Glidden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Willey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Willey is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Yale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yale is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Jamaica
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Guthrie Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Churdan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Churdan is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churdan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- Carroll Community Estates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Panora
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dawson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dawson is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Lidderdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lidderdale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lidderdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Carroll
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Roselle
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Roselle is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselle
- Templeton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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 Willow Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Greene County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Willow Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bagley
- Bayard
- Carroll
- Churdan
- Glidden
- Grand Junction
- Guthrie Center
- Jefferson
- Panora
- Scranton
- Yale
- Yale lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Willow Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Yale.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
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 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 Willow Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Greene 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 Willow Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #463070 (Willow Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #463070 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: Greene
- Est. Elev: 342 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Coon Rapids NE
- Location given for Willow Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.906652 Lon: -94.5733084
- 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 Greene, 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- Willow 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. |
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