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A visit to the Alexander Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Alexander Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Alexander Cemetery:

42.8041, -93.4594

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Alexander Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Alexander Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.

The county seat for Franklin County is located in Hampton. Hampton lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Alexander Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Alexander Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Alexander Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Alexander Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Holland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Holland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
  • St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Immanuel Reformed Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Immanuel Reformed Cemetery is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Reformed Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Immanuel Reformed Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Belmond.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #158768 <5>
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Francis Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Belmond.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96071 <5>
  • Coulter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Coulter Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulter Cemetery
  • Meservey Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Meservey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meservey Cemetery
  • Belmond Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Belmond Cemetery is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmond Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Belmond Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Belmond.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640620 <5>
  • Graceland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Graceland Cemetery is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Graceland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Rowan.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94906 <5>
  • St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Marion Center Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Marion Center Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Center Cemetery
  • Zion Reformed Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Zion Reformed Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Reformed Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Richland Lutheran Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Galt Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Galt Cemetery is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Galt Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Galt.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94837 <5>
    • Morgan Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Morgan Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
    • Morgan Twp. Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Morgan Twp. Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Twp. Cemetery
    • Amsterdam Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Dows.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94746 <5>
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
    • Old Chapin Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Old Chapin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Chapin Cemetery
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Cerro Gordo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Alexander Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Alexander Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Alexander
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Alexander is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
  • Latimer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rowan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Coulter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Coulter is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulter
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
  • Meservey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Meservey is located in Cerro Gordo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meservey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
  • Belmond
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Solberg ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Solberg is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solberg
  • Galt
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Dows
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Thornton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Thornton is located in Cerro Gordo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
  • Goodell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Goodell is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Cornelia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Cornelia is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Chapin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Chapin is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
    • Reeve
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Reeve is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeve
    • Hampton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Olaf
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Olaf is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaf
    • Clarion
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Popejoy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Popejoy is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popejoy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
    • Sheffield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Sheffield is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
    • Swaledale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Swaledale is located in Cerro Gordo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaledale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
    • Oakland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Oakland is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Klemme
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bradford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bradford is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford

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 Alexander Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Alexander Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Belmond
  • Clarion
  • Dows
    • Dows lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Alexander Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dows.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dows
  • Goodell
  • Hampton
  • Klemme
    • Klemme lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Alexander Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Klemme.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klemme
  • Sheffield

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Alexander Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Franklin 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 Alexander Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1944806  (Alexander Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1944806 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: Franklin
      • Est. Elev: 387 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Alexander
      • Location given for Alexander Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.8041374     Lon: -93.4593719
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Franklin, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alexander 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>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.
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