RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Iowa >> Johnson County >> Yoder CemeteryIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Iowa

The Commemorative Quarter for Iowa





A visit to the Yoder Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Yoder Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Yoder Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Yoder Cemetery

Lat:   41.5667°   (41° 34' 0")

Lon:   -91.6460°   (-91° 38' 45")

The Yoder Cemetery is located in Johnson County<2>.

The county seat for Johnson County is located in Iowa City. Iowa City lies just to the northeast of the Yoder Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Yoder Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Yoder Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • John Helmuth Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Helmuth Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the John Helmuth Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The John Helmuth Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2194908 <6>
  • St. Johns German Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns German Lutheran Cemetery
    • The St. Johns German Lutheran Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • The St. Johns German Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Evangelical St. John's German Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • St. John Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2198351 <6>
  • Sharon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharon Cemetery
    • The Sharon Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • The Sharon Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Grout Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2179993 <6>
  • Fairview Mennonite Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Mennonite Cemetery
    • The Fairview Mennonite Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • The Fairview Mennonite Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fairview Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2192564 <6>
  • Mentzer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hummer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hummer Cemetery
    • The Hummer Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hummer Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Frytown.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95147 <6>
  • Yoder Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yoder Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yoder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Yoder Cemetery is located in Johnson County
  • Sharon Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharon Bethel Cemetery
    • The Sharon Bethel Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sharon Bethel Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Frytown.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2192635 <6>
  • North Gingerich Sharon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Gingerich Sharon Cemetery
    • The North Gingerich Sharon Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • The North Gingerich Sharon Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Gingerich Cemetery
    • North Gingerich Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94870 <6>
  • Peter Miller Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peter Miller Cemetery
    • The Peter Miller Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • The Peter Miller Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Miller Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95477 <6>
  • St. Stanislaus Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Welsh Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welsh Cemetery
    • The Welsh Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • The Welsh Cemetery has also been known as:
    • First Welsh Congregational Church Cemetery
    • Welsh Pioneer Cemetery
    • Welsh UCC Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2163242 <6>
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Unity Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Graper Farm Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graper Farm Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Graper Farm Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The Graper Farm Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • The Graper Farm Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Graper Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2462040 <6>
    • Frytown Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frytown Cemetery
      • The Frytown Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • The Frytown Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Frank Pierce Cemetery
      • Frytown Church of Christ Cemetery
      • Williamstown Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188707 <6>
    • Haven Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haven Cemetery
      • The Haven Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Haven Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Frytown.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2232613 <6>
    • East Union Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Union Cemetery
      • The East Union Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • The East Union Cemetery has also been known as:
      • East Union Mennonite Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2194919 <6>
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hochstetler Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hochstetler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hochstetler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hochstetler Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • Gingerich Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gingerich Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gingerich Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gingerich Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Snider Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snider Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snider Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Snider Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Middleburg Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middleburg Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middleburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Middleburg Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • St. Vincent Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Vincent Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Vincent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Vincent Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Earhart Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Yoder Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Yoder Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Williamstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
    • Williamstown is located in Johnson County
  • Frytown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
    • Frytown is located in Johnson County
  • Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
    • Hills is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hills <7>
  • Kalona
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kalona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalona
    • Kalona is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalona <7>
  • Riverside
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Windham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
    • Windham is located in Johnson County
  • Amish
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish
    • Amish is located in Johnson County
  • University Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
    • University Heights is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
  • Cosgrove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosgrove
    • Cosgrove is located in Johnson County
  • Iowa City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • River Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
    • River Junction is located in Johnson County
  • Coralville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coralville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coralville
    • Coralville is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,484 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coralville <7>
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Oakdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
      • Oakdale is located in Johnson County
    • Tiffin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tiffin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffin
      • Tiffin is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,629 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiffin <7>
    • Wellman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
      • Wellman is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellman <7>
    • Midway ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Midway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Johnson County
    • Lone Tree
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
      • Lone Tree is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,384 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Tree <7>
    • North Liberty
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
      • North Liberty is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,736 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Liberty <7>
    • Oxford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Oxford is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <7>

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 Yoder Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Johnson County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Yoder Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Yoder Cemetery:

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 Yoder Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2002550  (Yoder Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #2002550 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Williamstown
    • County: Johnson         Elev: 229
    • Location given for GNIS #2002550 (Yoder Cemetery)

The official website for Johnson County: www.johnson-county.com/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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 Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Yoder Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5667, Longitude: -91.6460       In this case, the coordinates for the Yoder Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 28 Apr 2025