Cemeteries in Pottawattamie County, IA
Pottawattamie County, Iowa has 63 cemeteries in our directory, listed under 6 nearby cities and towns. The most listings are near Council Bluffs (36), Oakland (11) and Avoca (7). Among them are 10 municipal cemeteries (16%), 7 church cemeteries (11%) and 2 Catholic cemeteries (3%).
All cemeteries in Pottawattamie County
- Oak Hill CemeteryCouncil BluffsJewish cemetery
- Saint Joseph (Catholic) CemeteryCouncil BluffsCatholic cemetery
- Saint Patricks Catholic CemeteryAvocaCatholic cemetery
- Saint Paul Lutheran CemeteryCouncil BluffsLutheran cemetery
- Saint Pauls Lutheran CemeteryCouncil BluffsLutheran cemetery
- Allen CemeteryMissouri ValleyCemetery
- Belknap CemeteryOaklandCemetery
- Big Grove CemeteryOaklandCemetery
- Branson CemeteryMissouri ValleyCemetery
- Carson CemeteryOaklandCemetery
- Castor CemeteryCouncil BluffsCemetery
- Cedar Lawn CemeteryCouncil BluffsCemetery
- Crescent CemeteryCouncil BluffsCemetery
- Crook CemeteryMissouri ValleyCemetery
- Crook CemeteryMissouri ValleyCemetery
- Downsville CemeteryCouncil BluffsCemetery
- Evans CemeteryCouncil BluffsCemetery
- Fairview CemeteryCouncil BluffsCemetery
- Fisher CemeteryCouncil BluffsCemetery
- Flint CemeteryOaklandCemetery
- Garner CemeteryCouncil BluffsCemetery
- Graceland CemeteryAvocaCemetery
- Grange CemeteryMissouri ValleyCemetery
- Graybill CemeteryCouncil BluffsCemetery
- Green Valley CemeteryCouncil BluffsCemetery
- Griswold CemeteryAtlanticCemetery
- Hardin Township CemeteryCouncil BluffsMunicipal cemetery
- Hardin Township CemeteryCouncil BluffsMunicipal cemetery
- Hazel Dell CemeteryCouncil BluffsCemetery
- Keg Creek Township CemeteryCouncil BluffsMunicipal cemetery
- Layton Township CemeteryAvocaMunicipal cemetery
- Lewis CemeteryCouncil BluffsCemetery
- Lewis Township CemeteryCouncil BluffsMunicipal cemetery
- Lincoln Township CemeteryAvocaMunicipal cemetery
- Macedonia CemeteryOaklandCemetery
- McIntosh CemeteryCouncil BluffsCemetery
- Memorial Park CemeteryCouncil BluffsMemorial park
- Mercer CemeteryRed OakCemetery
- Minden Township CemeteryAvocaMunicipal cemetery
- Neola Township CemeteryCouncil BluffsMunicipal cemetery
- Newton CemeteryAvocaCemetery
- Oak Hill CemeteryAvocaCemetery
- Oaklawn CemeteryOaklandCemetery
- Old Town CemeteryOaklandMunicipal cemetery
- Pottawattamie County Home CemeteryCouncil BluffsCemetery
- Reels CemeteryCouncil BluffsCemetery
- Ridgewood CemeteryCouncil BluffsCemetery
- Saint Bridgett CemeteryMissouri ValleyCemetery
- Saint Columbanus CemeteryCouncil BluffsCemetery
- Saint Columbanus ChurchCouncil BluffsChurch cemetery
- Saint Joseph CemeteryCouncil BluffsCemetery
- Saint Patricks CemeteryCouncil BluffsCemetery
- Saint Pauls Evangelical Country Church CemeteryCouncil BluffsChurch cemetery
- Silver Valley CemeteryOaklandCemetery
- Walnut Hill (Cutler) CemeteryCouncil BluffsCemetery
- Walnut Hill CemeteryCouncil BluffsCemetery
- Waveland CemeteryRed OakCemetery
- Wheeler Grove CemeteryOaklandCemetery
- Whipple CemeteryOaklandCemetery
- York Township CemeteryOaklandMunicipal cemetery
- Zion CemeteryCouncil BluffsCemetery
- Zion CemeteryCouncil BluffsCemetery
- Zion Congregational CemeteryCouncil BluffsCemetery
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Frequently asked questions
How many cemeteries are in Pottawattamie County?
We list 63 cemeteries in Pottawattamie County, Iowa. Small family burial grounds recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey are included, so the count is higher than the number of cemeteries with an office or staff.
Where are burial records for Pottawattamie County kept?
Death certificates are held by the Iowa vital records office and often the county clerk or health department. Individual cemeteries keep their own interment records; church cemeteries may keep them at the parish office. County historical and genealogical societies often have transcriptions of older cemeteries.
Can I visit family cemeteries in Pottawattamie County?
Many family cemeteries sit on private land. Ask the landowner before visiting. Iowa law may give descendants a right of reasonable access, but the rules and process vary by state.
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