Black Hawk County, Iowa Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Search cemetery names, burial records, grave details, and local archive context for Black Hawk County, Iowa from one focused county hub.
County archive snapshot
Black Hawk County Overview
57
Cemeteries
60
Indexed Records
57
Mapped Cemetery Sites
Quick answer
How do I search Black Hawk County cemetery and burial records?
Use this page as the county-level filter between the statewide archive and individual cemetery lookups. Start with the cemetery directory, compare the source mix and burial depth, then run a focused search for the exact cemetery or person name you need.
Research focus
Use this county page for
Search by person name
Start with a full name when the county is already likely.
Compare cemetery pages
Review cemetery cards before opening a specific profile.
Use map context
Use mapped locations to understand the local cemetery spread.
Verify official details
Confirm sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official sources.
County overview
About Black Hawk County Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Black Hawk County, Iowa contains 57 documented cemeteries including municipal grounds, church burial sites, and family plots spread across the county archive. This page connects 60 burial records with cemetery locations, grave detail, and military service context where available. Calvary Cemetery is one of the strongest current archive entry points for this county, with record coverage reaching back to 1921 in the current dataset. Use the cemetery directory below to browse all locations, or move into the burial record section when you already know the surname or full name you need.
Use this county archive to move from broad Black Hawk County cemetery research into specific cemetery locations, burial-record matches, source labels, and official verification paths.
Cemetery Pages Surfaced
Active cemetery profile pages currently surfaced in the Black Hawk County index.
Veteran-Linked Burial Records
Burial records in this county currently carrying military branch or service-related context.
Source Rows Grouped
Cemetery source rows currently grouped into public archive labels. Source-row counts may be higher than cemetery-page counts when multiple public-source rows point to the same county archive.
County map
Black Hawk County map overview
County center reference: 42.4929, -92.3364
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Cemetery locations and burial records are not the same
Black Hawk County may have strong cemetery-location coverage even when person-level burial records are limited. Use this directory to find the likely cemetery first, then verify sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official cemetery, county, VA/NCA, or primary-source records.
County cemetery index
Black Hawk County Cemetery Directory
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Back to IowaSaint Mary of Mount Carmel Cemetery
USGSSaint Mary's Cemetery
USGSSaint Marys Catholic Cemetery
USGSSaint Paul United Church of Christ Cemetery
USGSSawyer Cemetery
USGSSons of Jacob Cemetery
USGSSpring Creek Cemetery
USGSWashburn Cemetery
USGSWashington Chapel Cemetery
USGSWestview Cemetery
USGSZion Lutheran Cemetery
USGSBurial record snapshot
Burial Records in Black Hawk County, Iowa
These person-level records can help when you already have a likely name, cemetery, date range, or military-service clue. Use them as starting points, then verify sensitive details with the cemetery, county office, veteran resource, or primary source.
Earl William Bennett
🪦 Zion Lutheran Cemetery
Donald G Hartley
🪦 Garden of Memories
Denis D Reicks
🪦 Calvary Cemetery
Cecil C Redding
🪦 Garden of Memories
Dale F Gottschalk
🪦 Calvary Cemetery
David Michael Smock
🪦 St John's Bennington
Donald Thomas Delamore
🪦 Calvary Cemetery
Darryl Eugene McFarland
🪦 West View Cemetery
David Paul Puetz
🪦 Calvary Cemetery
Emil H Schmidt
🪦 Garden of Memories
Dennis Paul Savits
🪦 St John's Bennington
Dennis C Caldwell
🪦 Garden of Memories
Dennis D Kammerman
🪦 Garden of Memories
David Robert Steckel
🪦 Mount Olivet Cemetery
Donald Joseph Hayes
🪦 Mount Olivet Cemetery
Don Larry Winther
🪦 West View Cemetery
Eldon E Abben
🪦 Garden of Memories
Elias A Zweibahmer
🪦 Calvary Cemetery
Earl W Murray
🪦 Garden of Memories
Douglas Dale Smith
🪦 Finchford Cemetery
David L Brody
🪦 Garden of Memories
Dale L Bratt
🪦 Garden of Memories
Bruce Lee Kreitlow
🪦 St John's Bennington
David B Hall
🪦 Garden of Memories
Surname index
Surname Index for Black Hawk County
These surname links surface recurring family names already present in the county burial archive. They are useful when the cemetery is still unknown but the last name is likely tied to this county.
Surnames are generated from currently indexed burial records and may not represent every family name connected to this county.
Veteran burial records
Veteran-Linked Burial Records in Black Hawk County, Iowa
This block shows burial records that currently include military branch or service-context fields in the archive. Use these entries as research leads and verify official veteran burial details with the appropriate VA/NCA, cemetery, or primary record source.
Earl William Bennett
🪦 Zion Lutheran Cemetery
2026-04-07 - 2026-04-07
Donald G Hartley
🪦 Garden of Memories
1933-09-30 - 2022-12-01 Rank: DK3
Denis D Reicks
🪦 Calvary Cemetery
1927-09-20 - 2022-09-05 Rank: EN3
Cecil C Redding
🪦 Garden of Memories
1926-11-19 - 2022-04-21 Rank: S2
Dale F Gottschalk
🪦 Calvary Cemetery
1932-10-03 - 2022-04-16 Rank: SGT
David Michael Smock
🪦 St John's Bennington
1945-10-20 - 2022-01-21 Rank: PFC
Donald Thomas Delamore
🪦 Calvary Cemetery
1921-04-05 - 2022-01-19
Darryl Eugene McFarland
🪦 West View Cemetery
1944-05-16 - 2021-12-15 Rank: SP4
David Paul Puetz
🪦 Calvary Cemetery
1939-08-18 - 2021-12-09
Emil H Schmidt
🪦 Garden of Memories
1928-05-15 - 2021-12-05 Rank: CPL
Dennis Paul Savits
🪦 St John's Bennington
1942-01-18 - 2021-12-04 Rank: SFC
Dennis C Caldwell
🪦 Garden of Memories
1945-03-26 - 2021-12-04 Rank: SGT
Official lookup guides
Official Source Verification Paths for Black Hawk County
Use these verification paths when a cemetery name, map location, or veteran-linked burial record needs confirmation from a stronger official or institutional source.
Official cemetery source
Use the USGS guide for Black Hawk County
Open the official USGS lookup guide with this county context to validate cemetery place names and mapped locations before drilling deeper.
Official burial source
Use the VA burial guide for Black Hawk County
Use the official VA locator guide when this county archive surfaces veteran-linked burial rows and service-related details.
Continue browsing
Best Next Clicks From Black Hawk County
Use these next-step links when you want to continue from Black Hawk County into the most relevant cemetery, person-name, statewide, or official-source path.
Top cemetery page
Saint Mary of Mount Carmel Cemetery
0 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Top cemetery page
Saint Mary's Cemetery
0 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Person-name search
Search Black Hawk County burial records
Use a full name plus Black Hawk County to separate likely matches before expanding into statewide results.
Broaden scope
Return to Iowa archive
Move up one level when you need nearby counties, more cemetery options, or broader genealogy search context.
How to research this county
How to Find Cemetery Information in Black Hawk County
Black Hawk County works best as a narrowing layer. Instead of trying to search all records at once, move from county overview into cemetery names and then into individual burial records when the archive shows person-level matches.
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Review cemetery density before searching names
- Start with the top cemetery list on this page to see which locations have the clearest burial-record coverage.
- Compare source labels such as USGS or VA before deciding where to search deeper.
- Use the county map and cemetery cards together to avoid broad, low-context searching.
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Run focused person searches after choosing the likely cemetery
- Search a full first and last name once you have a likely cemetery or county context.
- Use military branch hints and date ranges to separate close name matches.
- Return to the Iowa archive if you need to compare this county with neighboring areas.
Frequently asked
Black Hawk County Archive FAQs
This county FAQ section is designed to answer common archive questions before users widen their search into nearby counties or move down into specific cemetery pages.
How do I search cemetery records in Black Hawk County?
Start with the cemetery directory on this page, compare the cemetery count, record depth, and veterans tags, then move into the individual cemetery page once you find the strongest match.
How many cemeteries are mapped in Black Hawk County?
57 cemetery locations are currently mapped in Black Hawk County, Iowa, with 57 carrying latitude and longitude context.
Does Black Hawk County include burial records as well as cemetery names?
Yes. This county archive combines cemetery counts with burial record coverage where source datasets include person-level information.
Are Black Hawk County burial records free to access?
Yes. Cemetery Finders presents county, cemetery, and burial-detail pages from public-source archive data without requiring an account or paid lookup.
How many Black Hawk County burial records include military branch context?
60 burial records in this county currently include military branch or service-context fields where the source archive provides them. This should be treated as veteran-linked archive context, not a complete official count of all veterans buried in Black Hawk County.