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. 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 Yoder Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Yoder Cemetery:
41.5667, -91.6460
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Yoder Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- St. Johns German Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The St. Johns German Lutheran Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns German Lutheran Cemetery
- 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 <5>
- Sharon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- The Sharon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grout Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2179993 <5>
- Fairview Mennonite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairview Mennonite Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Mennonite Cemetery
- The Fairview Mennonite Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2192564 <5>
- Mentzer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hummer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hummer Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hummer Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Frytown.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95147 <5>
- Yoder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Yoder Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder Cemetery
- Sharon Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Sharon Bethel Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Bethel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sharon Bethel Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Frytown.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2192635 <5>
- North Gingerich Sharon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The North Gingerich Sharon Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gingerich Sharon Cemetery
- The North Gingerich Sharon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gingerich Cemetery
- North Gingerich Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94870 <5>
- Peter Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Peter Miller Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter Miller Cemetery
- The Peter Miller Cemetery has also been known as:
- Miller Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95477 <5>
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Welsh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Welsh Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Cemetery
- 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 <5>
- 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)
- The Graper Farm Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graper Farm Cemetery
- The Graper Farm Cemetery has also been known as:
- Graper Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2462040 <5>
- Frytown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Frytown Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown Cemetery
- 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 <5>
- Haven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Haven Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Haven Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Frytown.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2232613 <5>
- East Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The East Union Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union Cemetery
- The East Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Union Mennonite Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2194919 <5>
- St. Peters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hochstetler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hochstetler Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hochstetler Cemetery
- Gingerich Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gingerich Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gingerich Cemetery
- Snider Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Snider Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider Cemetery
- Middleburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Middleburg Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg Cemetery
- St. Vincent Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Vincent Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Vincent Cemetery
- 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)
- Williamstown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Frytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Frytown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kalona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Windham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Windham is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
- Amish
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Amish is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish
- University Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- University Heights is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- Cosgrove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cosgrove is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosgrove
- Iowa City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- River Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- River Junction is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- Coralville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Oakdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oakdale is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Tiffin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wellman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Midway ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Lone Tree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oxford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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.
- Coralville
- Hills
- Iowa City
- Kalona
- Lone Tree
- Oxford
- Riverside
- Wellman
- West Branch
- West Chester
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Yoder Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Johnson 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 Yoder Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2002550 (Yoder Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2002550 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: Johnson
- Est. Elev: 229 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Williamstown
- Location given for Yoder Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5666832 Lon: -91.6460017
- 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 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 '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- Yoder 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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