A visit to the Alden 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 Alden Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Alden Cemetery (FG ID #155694).
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 Alden Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Alden Cemetery:
42.5227, -93.3866
The Alden Cemetery is located in Hardin County<2>.
The county seat for Hardin County is located in Eldora. Eldora lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the southeast of the Alden Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Alden Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Alden Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Alden Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Buckeye Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Buckeye Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye Cemetery
- Oakland Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Olson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Olson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olson Cemetery
- Otis Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Otis Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis Grove Cemetery
- Cottage Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Cottage Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Morgan Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Morgan Twp. Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Twp. Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Williams Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sherman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Sherman Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Cemetery
- Tipton Norwegian Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jackson Heights Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jones Park Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Jones Park Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Park Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rose Grove Lutheran Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- North Lawn Memory Gardens Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Maynes Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Maynes Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynes Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Alden Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Alden Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Alden
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oakland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Popejoy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Popejoy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popejoy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Iowa Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Buckeye
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Buckeye is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Williams
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bradford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bradford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Dows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sherman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sherman is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Owasa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Eagle City is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Reeve
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Blairsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Blairsburg is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Robertson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Radcliffe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Coulter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hubbard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Abbott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Faulkner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Geneva
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Latimer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Galt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ellsworth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cleves
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ackley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rowan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hampton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Alden Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hardin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Alden Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ackley
- Alden
- Dows
- Dows lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Alden Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dows.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dows
- Ellsworth
- Hampton
- Hubbard
- Radcliffe
- Williams
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Alden Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Hardin 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 Alden Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #155694
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1997709 (Alden Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1997709 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: Hardin
- Est. Elev: 352 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Popejoy
- Location given for Alden Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.522757 Lon: -93.3865947
- 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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Hardin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alden Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |