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A visit to the Ankeny Memorial Gardens ...

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 Ankeny Memorial Gardens ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ankeny Memorial Gardens:

41.7653, -93.6019

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

The Ankeny Memorial Gardens is located in Polk County<2>.

The county seat for Polk County is located in Des Moines. Des Moines lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south of the Ankeny Memorial Gardens .

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List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Ankeny Memorial Gardens.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ankeny Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.

  • Lincoln Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lincoln Cemetery is also located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
  • Bretheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Bretheran Cemetery is also located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bretheran Cemetery
  • Brethren Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Brethren Cemetery is also located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brethren Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brethren Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Ankeny.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2506500 <5>
  • Crocker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Crocker Cemetery is also located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocker Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Union Cemetery is also located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Oralabor Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Oralabor Cemetery is also located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oralabor Cemetery
  • Greenwood Friends Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Greenwood Friends Cemetery is also located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Friends Cemetery
    • The Greenwood Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Greenwood Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94948 <5>
  • Enterprise Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Elkhart Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Elkhart Cemetery is also located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart Cemetery
  • Polk City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Polk City Cemetery is also located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk City Cemetery
  • Beebe Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Beebe Cemetery is also located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe Cemetery
  • Keller Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • White Oak Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The White Oak Cemetery is also located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the White Oak Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Elkhart.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1094445 <5>
    • Willie Coons Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Willie Coons Cemetery is also located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willie Coons Cemetery
      • The Willie Coons Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Willie Coons Farm Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2360820 <5>
    • Davis Farm Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Davis Farm Cemetery is also located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Farm Cemetery
    • Valley View Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Valley View Cemetery is also located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
    • Highland Memory Gardens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Highland Memory Gardens is also located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Memory Gardens
    • Berwick Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Berwick Cemetery is also located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick Cemetery
    • Byers Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Byers Cemetery is also located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers Cemetery
      • The Byers Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cory Grove Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94372 <5>
    • Sheldahl Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Sheldahl Cemetery is also located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldahl Cemetery
      • The Sheldahl Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Sheldahl.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96327 <5>
    • Lem Small Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Lem Small Cemetery is also located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lem Small Cemetery
    • Lincoln Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Lincoln Cemetery is also located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
    • Ridgedale Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Ridgedale Cemetery is also located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale Cemetery
    • Rittgers Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Rittgers Cemetery is also located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittgers Cemetery
    • Kinsey Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Kinsey Cemetery is also located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey Cemetery
    • Pinehill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Pinehill Cemetery is also located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehill Cemetery
    • Palestine Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Palestine Cemetery is located in Story County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
    • Fjelberg Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Fjelberg Cemetery is located in Story County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fjelberg Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ankeny Memorial Gardens.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ankeny Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:

  • Ankeny
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Ankeny is also located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankeny
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,068 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ankeny <6>
  • Alleman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Alleman is also located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
  • Elkhart
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Carney
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Carney is also located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
  • Polk City Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Polk City Junction is also located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk City Junction
  • Polk City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Saylorville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Saylorville is also located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylorville
  • Herrold
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Herrold is also located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrold
  • Marquisville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Marquisville is also located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquisville
  • Berwick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Berwick is also located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
  • Andrews
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Andrews is also located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
  • Johnston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bondurant
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Slater
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sheldahl
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Sheldahl is also located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldahl
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
    • Loring
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Loring is also located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
    • Cambridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Huxley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Country Estate Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Altoona
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Grimes
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Grimes is also located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,831 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grimes <6>
    • Des Moines
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Midvale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Midvale is located in Story County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
    • High Bridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • High Bridge is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
    • Granger
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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 Ankeny Memorial Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ankeny Memorial Gardens.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 either 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 Ankeny Memorial Gardens: