A visit to the York Township 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 York Twp. Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the York Twp. Cemetery:
41.3667, -95.5836
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the York Twp. Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The York Twp. Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County<2>.
The county seat for Pottawattamie County is located in Council Bluffs. Council Bluffs lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the York Twp. Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the York Twp. Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the York Twp. Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from York Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fisher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Pottawattamie County Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Silver Valley Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley Cemetery
- Neola Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Neola Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola Cemetery
- St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Patricks Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Neola.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960110 <5>
- Castor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Castor Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castor Cemetery
- Downsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Downsville Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville Cemetery
- Hardin Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hardin Twp. Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Twp. Cemetery
- Hardin Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hardin Twp. Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Twp. Cemetery
- Fairview Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Minden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Minden Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minden Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Columbanus Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Weston St. Columbanus Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Belknap Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Belknap Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap Cemetery
- Big Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Big Grove Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Grove Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Treynor Zion Congregational Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Graybill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Graybill Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graybill Cemetery
- Spears Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Spears Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the York Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from York Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- McClelland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Underwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Neola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Minden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Weston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Weston is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Treynor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oakland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Yorkshire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Yorkshire is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Hancock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hancock is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Chautauqua
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chautauqua is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Carson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shelby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pigeon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pigeon is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Dumfries
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dumfries is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
- Macedonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harlan Junction ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harlan Junction is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan Junction
- Persia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Persia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Crescent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Avoca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Honey Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Honey Creek is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Council Bluffs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mineola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Carter Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Silver City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Silver City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Henderson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tennant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tennant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
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 York Twp. 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 York Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Avoca
- Avoca lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the York Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avoca.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Carson
- Council Bluffs
- Hancock
- Macedonia
- Neola
- Neola lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the York Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Neola.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
- Shelby
- Silver City
- Underwood
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 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 York Twp. 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 York Twp. Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1949485 (York Township Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1949485 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: 377 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Taylor
- Location given for York Township Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.3666606 Lon: -95.5836162
- 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- York Twp. 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. |