Cemetery Records Collection in the Washington County, Iowa Genealogy Library

Record Type

Record Source

Funeral Home Records compiled by year and funeral parlor/mortuary name.

Provides alphabetical surname listing that identifies deceased person’s name, date of death, age, where born, parents names, last residence, etc.

(Listed below)

Compiled by the WCGS and published by the Iowa Genealogical Society (IGS)

Copyright for individual documents from 1984 – 1998

(Listed below)

1881 – 1894 Miller

1984

1917 – 1921 Miller, Woolford and McElhinney

1984

1922 – 1924 Jones, McElhinney

1984

1925 – 1929 Jones

1984

1930 – 1934 Jones

1984

1935 – 1939 Jones

1984

1940 – 1944 Jones

1984

1945 – 1949 Jones

1984

1950 – 1955 Jones

1984

1956 – 1960 Jones

1985

1961 – 1965 Jones

1985

1966 – 1970 Jones

1985

1971 – 1974 Jones

1985

1975 – 1978 Jones

1985

1979 – 1984 Jones

1985

1985 – 1989 Jones

1998

1929 – 1954 Sherman – Eden

1985

1955 – 1996 Sherman – Eden

1985

Aug 1899 – Jan 1919 Gould (Brighton)

1986

Mar 1952 – Nov 1977 Gould

Unknown

Dec 1946 – Jan 1958 Hoskins (Brighton)

1988

Iowa Cemetery Locations for Regions

1 – 9.  Regions consist of multiple counties (Washington County is in region 1).  These documents include listings of cemeteries by township for each county in each region.

Compiled by the  IGS; Copyright 1990

WPA Cemetery Survey 1936:  Cemeteries of Washington County;  List of gravestones  by township

Transcriptions created by the WPA workers using various sources e.g., courthouse records, newspaper obituaries, etc

Washington County, Iowa Graveyard Records of All Persons Born Before 1850

Book compiled by Myrtle E. Speer and the Wash. Chapter of D.A.R.

1927

Cemetery Directory of Amish and Mennonites in Iowa, Johnson and Washington Counties of Iowa

Book by Mary A. Gingerich

Kalona, IA

1972

Washington Township Cemeteries

Woodlawn  – Record of Burial Permits 1840-1978, Alphabetical list by surname

Woodlawn – Organized by Section, A-E, alphabetical list by surname and burial location/lot numbers

Elm Grove – Alphabetical list by surname includes birth and death dates

Compiled by WCGS; published by IGS;

Copyright 1993

Elm Grove – Burial list, alphabetical by surname, includes birth, death and burial dates, and  burial location/lot

Pattison Cemetery Book – compilation of information regarding history of cemetery property, people, gravestones and photographs

Various sources

Franklin Township Cemeteries

Grace Hill Moravian – Includes history and photographs

Bonita Tindal, May 9, 1982

Grace Hill Moravian – Burial Listing with Index

Compiled by WCGS; published by IGS;

Copyright 1996

Grace Hill – Various clippings

Todd – List by names (no order). 75 sites at one time, many were moved, 12 sites marked

Compiled by Nondas Richardson and Wahneetah Ingalls

West Chester – Alphabetical list by surname, birth and death dates and burial location/lot. 

Compiled by Leland and Vera Griggs; published by IGS 1985

West Chester – Alphabetical list by surname, map

West Chester Cemetery Association, 1998

English River Township Cemeteries

Sharon Hill – Stone number list with name, birth and death dates and Index - alphabetical list by surname

Compiled by WCGS (Karen McCreedy and Margie Lasek); published by IGS;

Copyright 2002

Snider – Stone number list with name, birth and death dates and index alphabetical list by surname

Compiled by WCGS (Karen McCreedy and Margie Lasek), 2000

Shiloh - Church of the Living Word - Index - alphabetical by surname with stone number

Compiled by WCGS (Karen McCreedy and Margie Lasek), 2000

Richmond Public – Lot map and alphabetical list by surname, includes name, birth/age, death date, burial location/lot

Compiled by WCGS; published by IGS;

Copyright 1992

Holy Trinity (Richmond Catholic) – Alphabetical list by surname, organized by burial location/lot, includes names, birth and death dates

Compiled by WCGS; published by IGS;

Copyright 1996

Moses Miller– Alphabetical list by surname burial location/lot, includes birth and death dates and age

Compiled by Helen Reschly and Jean Hampsher, Marj Neil

Gingerich – Alphabetic list by surname, and burial location/rows

Compiled by Jean Hampsher, Willard Gray and Jessie Sarner; published by IGS; Copyright 1988

Middleburg– Alphabetical list by surname, and burial location/rows

Compiled by Helen Reschly, Jean Hampsher; published by IGS; Copyright 1996

Middleburg – List by surname (no order) and includes pictures

Compiled by Gary and Betty Evans, 1996

Dutch Creek Township Cemeteries

Oak Ridge – Alphabetical list by surname, includes death dates

Compiled by WCGS; published by IGS;

Copyright 1991

New Haven – Alphabetical llist by surname, includes burial location/lot

Compiled by WCGS; published by IGS;

Copyright 1991

Tyrone – Index by surname, includes burial location/lot

Compiled by WCGS; published by IGS;

Copyright 1991

Valley – Index by surname, includes burial location/lot

Compiled by WCGS; published by IGS;

Copyright 1991

Bethel  – Burial location/lot and name, includes birth and death dates

Compiled by Chuck and Sally Hotle; published by IGS; Copyright 1988

White Oak – Burial location/lot, name, and birth and death dates

Compiled by Chuck and Sally Hotle; published by IGS; Copyright 1988

Clay Township Cemeteries

Evergreen (Rubio, IA) – Burial location/lot, name and birth and death dates, 1841-1983

Compiled by Allen and Jean Hampsher; published by IGS; Copyright 1987

Clay – Index by surname, burial location/lot, name and birth and death dates

Compiled by Allen and Jean Hampsher; published by IGS; Copyright 1987

Ann Gowey – Name and birth and death dates (only 5 grave stones)

Cedar Township Cemeteries

Lexington – Alphabetical list by surname; burial location/lot list with name, birth and death dates, age

Compiled by Mrs. Howard Bohr and 4-H group; Published by IGS; Copyright 1987

Craven – List by name, death dates and age

Roberts Chapel – History, burial location/stone number, name, death date and age, indexed

Compiled by WCGS; published by IGS; Copyright 2000

Crawford Township Cemeteries

Beauchamp – Index by alphabetical list by surname, burial location/lot with name and birth and death dates

Compiled by WCGS; published by IGS; Copyright 1986

Crawfordsville – New – alphabetical list by surname with birth and death dates and burial location/lot; Old – Index by surname, burial location with name, age and death date

Compiled by WCGS, Charlene Simmering; published by IGS; Copyright 1990

Brighton Township Cemeteries

Memorial Miller – Names, birth and death dates, age

Compiled by WCGS; published by IGS; Copyright 1991

Sandy Hook – Alphabetical list by surname, burial location/lot, names age and death date; history

Compiled by WCGS; published by IGS; Copyright 1991

Gatlin – List by name, age, death date (8 names)

Compiled by WCGS; published by IGS; Copyright 1991

Bright Hillcrest – Old and new sections, alphabetical list by surname; history

Compiled by WCGS; published by IGS; Copyright 1987

Highland Township Cemeteries

Harrisburg – Index by surname (grouped by family); history

Compiled by WCGS; published by IGS; Copyright 2001

Salem – Alphabetical list by surname, location/lot with name and birth and death dates

Compiled by WCGS; published by IGS; Copyright 2001

Litsey or Kentucky – History with pictures and obituaries; alphabetical list by surname

Compiled by WCGS; published by IGS; Copyright 2001

Iowa Township Cemeteries

Patterson Pioneer – List by surname with birth and death dates; photographs

Mount Olivet – Alphabetical list by surname, burial location with names, birth and death dates, and age

Compiled by Margie Lasek, July 2000

St. Vincent – History and photographs, Index by surname, burial location with name birth and death dates and age

Compiled by WCGS; published by IGS; Copyright 1996

Riverside Public – Burial location with name, birth and death dates, and age, Alphabetical list by surname

Compiled by WCGS; published by IGS; Copyright 1999

Jackson Township Cemeteries

Locust Grove, Cumberland or Havel – List by surname, History, burial location with names and birth and death dates

Compiled by WCGS; published by IGS; Copyright 1987

Gibson or Pleasant Plain – List by surname, Location with names, birth and death dates and age

Compiled by WCGS; published by IGS; Copyright 1987

Grand Prairie – List by surname with death dates (closed in 1908, most moved to Elm Grove)

Compiled by WCGS; published by IGS; Copyright 1987

Lime Creek Township Cemeteries

Wellman – Burial location, List by surname

Compiled by WCGS (Karen McCreedy and Margie Lasek); published by IGS; Copyright 2001

Wassonville – Burial location, List by surname

Compiled by WCGS (Karen McCreedy and Margie Lasek); published by IGS; Copyright 2000

Bunker Hill – Burial location/row, list by surname

Compiled by WCGS (Karen McCreedy and Margie Lasek, 2000

Pilotsburg – Burial location, list by surname

Compiled by WCGS; published by IGS; Copyright 1984

Fairview – Burial location, list by surname

Compiled by WCGS; published by IGS; Copyright 1990

Wellman Mennonite – Burial location/row includes name and birth and death dates, list by surname

Compiled by WCGS (Karen McCreedy and Margie Lasek, 2000

Taylor or Warren – Burial location/row, includes name, birth and death dates, list by surname

Compiled by WCGS; published by IGS; Copyright 1984

Marion Township Cemeteries

Fern Cliff – List by surname, burial location/row

Helen Reschly and Jean Hampsher, 1997

Pleasant Hill- List by surname, burial location/row

Benson – Name, death dates and age

Custer – Burial location, name, death dates

Published by IGA; Copyright 1987

Rumble - Burial location, name, death dates

Published by IGA; Copyright 1987

Schrock or Eureka – Alphabetical list by name, burial location, includes name, birth and death dates

Published by IGA; Copyright 1987

North Hill – Burial location, includes name, birth and death dates, List by surname

Compiled by Allen and Jean Hampsher; Published by IGA; Copyright 1987

Sommers – Burial location, includes name, birth and death dates, List by surname

Compiled by Allen and Jean Hampsher; Published by IGA; Copyright 1987

Eicher -  Burial location, includes name, birth and death dates, List by surname

Compiled by WCGS (Karen McCreedy and Margie Lasek); published by IGS; Copyright 2003

Oregon Township Cemeteries

Ainsworth – Burial location includes name, birth and death dates, Alphabetical list by surname

Compiled by WCGS (Karen McCreedy and Margie Lasek); published by IGS; Copyright 2001

Ainsworth – Alphabetical list by surname, includes name, birth and death dates, AND Family information

Campground -  Burial location with name, family information, death date and age

Compiled by WCGS; published by IGS; Copyright 1993