Blackhawk County, Iowa
Interactive Cemeteries

This is a listing of all known cemeteries in Blackhawk County, Iowa. In this county are three cemeteries named Fairview Cemetery. The locations of these cemeteries are listed. Also, two cemeteries are named Zion Lutheran Cemetery.

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Map of Cemeteries


Anton Cemetery Bennington Cemetery St. John's Evang. Lutheran Ch. Cemetery Blessing Cemetery Westview Cemetery Pleasant Hill Cemetery Spring Creek Cemetery Zion Lutheran Cemetery - Spring Creek St. Mary's of Mt. Carmel Cemetery Eagle Cemetery Lincoln Cemetery Hudson Cemetery Zion Lutheran Cemetery - Black Hawk Twp Orange Township Cemetery Washburn Cemetery St. Mary's Cemetery - Gilbertville Poyner Township Cemetery Turner Cemetery St. Joseph's Cemetery New Barclay Cemetery Muslim Cemetery Sons of Jacob Cemetery Hillcrest Cemetery Waterloo Cemetery Mt. Olivet Cemetery Waterloo Memorial Park Cemetery Elmwood Cemetery Fairview Cemetery - Waterloo Calvary Cemetery Fairview Cemetery - Cedar Falls Benson Cemetery Greenwood Cemetery Garden of Memories Cemetery Mt. Zion Cemetery St. Francis Cemetery Old Barclay Cemetery Fairview Cemetery - Dunkerton Lester Township Cemetery Gresham Cemetery Pioneer Cemetery Mt. Vernon Evangelical Cemetery Hillside Cemetery Cedar Valley Mem. Gardens Cem. Highland Cemetery Gerholdt Cemetery Washington Chapel Cemetery Finchford Cemetery Newell Cemetery St. Paul United Ch. of Christ Cem. E. Janesville Cemetery

Special thanks to Deloris Goettsch, Mike Magee, Beverly Ross and the Northeast Iowa Genealogical Society for their help in compiling this list and map.

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Black Hawk County, Iowa Cemetery Index


1. Anton Cemetery is located in Section 15, Cedar Township, 4 miles south of Washburn, Iowa, on Highway 218 then 1 mile west on D 46.

2. Bennington Township Cemetery is located in Section 27, Bennington Township, on the corner of North Elk Run Road and East Mt. Vernon Road, next to St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery.

3. Benson Cemetery is located in Section 6, Cedar Falls Township, on North Butler Road just north of its intersection with Highway 57.

Black Hawk County Cemetery - see Turner and Hillcrest Cemeteries

4. Blessing Cemetery is located in Lincoln Twp., next to Immaculate Conception of Blessed Virgin Mary Church on Highway 63 at its intersection with West Tama Road D 52 south of Hudson, Iowa.
--Up-to-date cemetery listing--         --WPA names not found in Cemetery--

Boggsville - see Hillcrest Cemetery

5. Calvary Cemetery is located in Waterloo at the corner of Falls Avenue and Fletcher. Mailing address: Catholic Cemeteries of Waterloo, 3912 W. 4th St., Waterloo, IA 50701
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6. Carr Family Cemetery is located in Section 2, Poyner Twp., north of Little Road

7. Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens Cemetery is located on Center Street (V 14) on the northern outskirts of Cedar Falls, Iowa, in the 5600 block. Mailing address: 3669 Logan Ave., Waterloo, IA 50703

8. Eagle Cemetery is located in Eagle Township Section 15, on Eagle Road between Kimball Avenue and Highway 21.

9. East Janesville Cemetery is located in Mt. Vernon Township Section 3, on Burton Avenue between East Gresham Road and East Marquis Road.

East Waterloo Cemetery refers to Fairview Cemetery in Waterloo, Iowa.

10. Elmwood Cemetery is located at 226 Elmwood, Waterloo, IA 50701
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11. Fairview Cemetery is located at 611 Fairview Ave., Waterloo, IA 50703
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Many thanks go to Mary Eldridge who has been adding new information and updating previous information.

12. Fairview Cemetery is located in Cedar Falls, 12th & Division.
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13. Fairview Cemetery is located on the south side of Dunkerton, IA, Lester Township, Section 32, on North Canfield Road (Highway 281)       A - C      D - L      M - Z;     

14. Finchford Cemetery is located in Finchford, Iowa, Union Township, Section 7, off of Winslow Road (C 55) east of the church.            A - K         L - Z

15. Garden of Memories Cemetery is located at 3669 Logan Ave. (on Highway 63 North), Waterloo, IA 50703.

16. Gerholdt Cemetery is located in Union Township, Section 17, on Van Wert Road between West Cedar Wapsie Road (C 57) and Mark Road.

17. Greenwood Cemetery (aka Mullarkey, Riverside, St. Patrick's, St. Bernard's) is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, on the corner of North College Street & Ida Street.       

Many thanks to Debbi Allender for providing the 2007 Greenwood Cemetery transcripts. These will be provided on a random basis: 1, 1a, 2, 2a, 3, 3a, 4,

18. Gresham Cemetery is located in Bennington Township, Section 11 on the corner of North Raymond (V 49) & East Gresham Road.      A - N     O - Z

19. Highland Cemetery is located in Washington Township, Section 22, on Ford Road, north of Blackhawk Park at the end of the long access road.      A - L      M - Z

20.Hillcrest Cemetery (aka Memorial Park, Boggsville, Blackhawk Co. Cemetery) is located in Waterloo, Iowa, on Osage Road between Milwaukee Ave. and Skyview Road, next to Sons of Jacob Cemetery.

21. Hillside Cemetery is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, on Lone Tree Road, between Highway 218 & Center Street (V 14).

22. Hudson Cemetery is located on the southwest side of Hudson, Iowa, Blackhawk Township, Section 27 on Eldora Road (D 35).       A - O      P - Z   Complete Listing for Cemetery from Kermit Kittleson, Sep. 2008    

Leavitt's Cemetery refers to Waterloo Cemetery.

23. Lester Township Cemetery is located in Lester Township, Section 21, on Owen Road between Lester Road and East Bennington Road.

24. Lincoln Cemetery is located in Lincoln Township, Section 19 on West Eagle Road between Hicks Road and Grundy Road.

25. Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located at 3912 W. 4th St., Waterloo, Iowa. Mailing address: Catholic Cemeteries of Waterloo, Inc., 3912 W. 4th St., Waterloo, IA 50701

26. Mt. Vernon Evangelical Cemetery is located in Mt. Vernon Township, Section 28, on Mt. Vernon Road near the intersection of Wagner Road.       A - C      D - L      M - Z

27. Mt. Zion Union Church Cemetery is located in East Waterloo Township, Section 9 (this cemetery has been destroyed and is no longer visible) in the 2100 block of North Elk Run Road.

28. Muslim Cemetery is located on Osage Road, between Milwaukee Street and Skyview Road, on the east side of Blackhawk Co. Cemetery.

29. New Barclay Cemetery is located in Barclay Township, Section 24, on Newell Street between North Hasner Road and Baker Road.

30. Newell Cemetery is located in Washington Township, Section 3 on Winslow Road (C 55) west of Janesville, Iowa.

31.Old Barclay Cemetery is located in Barclay Township, Section 12, on Cunningham Road between East Airline Highway and Barclay Road (D 16).

32. Orange Township Cemetery is located in Orange Township, Section 21, in Waterloo, west of the 6300 block of Kimball Avenue on top of the hill.      A - K       L - Z      

33. Pioneer Cemetery is located in Bennington Township, Section 7, on West Gresham Road between Moline & Sage.

34. Pleasant Hill Cemetery (aka Sawyer Cemetery) is located in Spring Creek Township, Section 20 at the corner of D 48 & Ferry.

35. Poyner Cemetery is located in Poyner Township, Section 15, on the corner of Gilbertville Road & Indian Creek Road.
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Rarick Cemetery refers to Benson Cemetery.

St. Bernard Cemetery - see firebrickwood Cemetery

36. St. Francis Cemetery is located in Barclay Township, Section 7, behind St. Francis Catholic Church, 7837 East Airline Highway, Dunkerton, Iowa 50626.      A - Q      R - Z

37. St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery is located on E. Mt. Vernon Road just east of its intersection with North Elk Run Road behind the church.       

38. St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery is located in Raymond, Iowa, Poyner Township.

39. St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Gilbertville, Iowa, behind Immaculate Conception Church, 311 15th Ave., Gilbertville, IA 50634. 
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40. St. Mary's of Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Eagle Township, Section 14, on East Eagle Road between Hammond Ave. and Hess Road. Mailing address: St. Mary's of Mt. Carmel Church, 1435 E. Eagle, Waterloo, IA 50701 - Updated Listing, Complete to 2004           Picture of Cemetery

41. St. Paul United Church of Christ Cemetery is located in Mt. Vernon Township, Section 10, on Burton Avenue between West Cedar Wapsie Road and West Gresham Road, north of Waterloo.

Shaulis Road Cemetery - see Turner Cemetery

42. Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Spring Creek Township, Section 12 at the end of the south end of Spring Creek Road.     A - C     D - L     M - Z

43. Sons of Jacob Cemetery is located in Waterloo, Iowa, on Osage Road between Milwaukee Ave. and Skyview Road, next to Hillcrest Cemetery.

South Waterloo Cemetery refers to either Waterloo Cemetery or Orange Township Cemetery.

44.Turner Cemetery (aka Shaulis Road Cemetery or Blackhawk Co. Cemetery) is located in Waterloo, Iowa, Cedar Township, Section 7, in the 3200 block of East Shaulis Road.

45. Washburn Cemetery s located in Washburn, Iowa, Cedar Township, Section 20, in the 4400 block of East Washburn Road, D 38.

46. Washington Chapel Cemetery is located in Washington Township, Section 15, at the corner of Ford Road and West Bennington Road.

47. Waterloo Cemetery is located at 1830 Kimball Ave., Waterloo, IA 50701.

48. Waterloo Memorial Park Cemetery is located at 3430 W. 4th St., Waterloo, IA 50701.

49. Westview Cemetery is located on the eastern side of LaPorte City, Iowa, Big Creek Township, Section 31on Bishop Road.
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West Waterloo Cemetery refers to Elmwood Cemetery.

50. Zion Lutheran Cemetery (aka Jubilee Westburg) is located in Spring Creek Township, Section 2, on Jubilee Road between Jesup Road (V 62) and Spring Creek Road.      A - K     L - Z

51. Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Blackhawk Township, Section 19, on Strayer Road (D 25), between Platt Road and Grundy Road.


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