A visit to the Iowa Colony 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 Iowa Colony Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Iowa Colony Cemetery (FG ID #4461).
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 Iowa Colony Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Iowa Colony Cemetery:
29.4483, -95.4158
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Iowa Colony Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>
The Iowa Colony Cemetery is located in Brazoria County<3>.
The county seat for Brazoria County is located in Angleton. Angleton lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> to the south of the Iowa Colony Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Iowa Colony Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Iowa Colony Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Iowa Colony Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Booth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Arcola - Fresno Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Manvel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woods Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Sandy Point.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7745 <1>
- Sandy Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Cemetery
- Pilgrims, Knights and Daughters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Pilgrims, Knights and Daughters Cemetery is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims, Knights and Daughters Cemetery
- The Pilgrims, Knights and Daughters Cemetery has also been known as:
- Daughters Cemetery
- Pilgrims Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5989 <1>
- Houston Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Houston Memorial Garden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dewalt Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Dewalt Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewalt Cemetery
- Paradise South Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise South Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Oak Park Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Oak Park Cemetery is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park Cemetery
- The Oak Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alvin Cemetery
- Old City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1215413 <1>
- Dagg Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Confederate Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Confederate Cemetery is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Confederate Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Alvin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1320359 <1>
- Old Settlers Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Settlers Cemetery is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Settlers Cemetery
- The Old Settlers Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Pearland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5782 <1>
- Beth Jacob Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Garden of Angels Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
- The Resurrection Cemetery has also been known as:
- Resurrection Garden
- South Park Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Iowa Colony Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Iowa Colony Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Iowa Colony
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Iowa Colony is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Colony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,888 people
- Manvel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Juliff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Juliff is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliff
- Arcola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hawdon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hawdon is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawdon
- Hawdon has also been known as:
- Hawdon Junction
- Sandy Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Point is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Fresno
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fairway Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairway Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
- Sienna Plantation
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sienna Plantation is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sienna Plantation
- Rosharon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lochridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lochridge is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochridge
- Bonney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bonney is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Westwood Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westwood Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- West Oaks Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Oaks Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- Trammels
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Trammels is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammels
- Alvin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Missouri City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pearland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brookside Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Canterbury Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Canterbury Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
- Dewalt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dewalt is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewalt
- Post Oak Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Post Oak Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Village
- Hillcrest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
- Carmel Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Carmel Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
- Cambridge Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cambridge Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Village
- Chenango
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chenango is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenango
- Liverpool
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Friendswood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Woodcreek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodcreek is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
- Fifth Street
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fifth Street is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifth Street
- Thompsons
(13 miles [20.9 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 Iowa Colony Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Brazoria County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Iowa Colony Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alvin
- Friendswood
- Pearland
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 Iowa Colony Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Brazoria 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 Iowa Colony Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #4461
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1338488 (Iowa Colony Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1338488 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: Brazoria
- Est. Elev: 15 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Juliff
- Location given for Iowa Colony Cemetery:
- Lat: 29.4482929 Lon: -95.4157736
- 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> | 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. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Brazoria, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Iowa Colony Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |