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A visit to the Bondurant 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 Bondurant Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Bondurant Cemetery (FG ID #2143384)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Bondurant Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   41.6996°   (41° 41' 58")

Lon:   -93.4531°   (-93° 27' 11")

The Bondurant Cemetery 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 southwest of the Bondurant Cemetery .

Establishment of the Bondurant Cemetery ...

The Bondurant Cemetery was established in 1888.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Bondurant Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Altoona Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Altoona Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Altoona Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Altoona Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • New Altoona Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Altoona Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Altoona Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Altoona Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Franklin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Enterprise Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Greenwood Friends Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Berwick Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berwick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berwick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Berwick Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Mitchellville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchellville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchellville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mitchellville Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Byers Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Harvey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Canfield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Canfield Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Elkhart Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elkhart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elkhart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Elkhart Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Bretheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bretheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bretheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bretheran Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Brethren Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Oralabor Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oralabor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oralabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oralabor Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Rising Sun Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rising Sun Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rising Sun Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rising Sun Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Keller Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Ankeny Memorial Gardens
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ankeny Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ankeny Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ankeny Memorial Gardens is located in Polk County
    • Highland Memory Gardens
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Memory Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Highland Memory Gardens is located in Polk County
    • Sims Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sims Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sims Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sims Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Laurel Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Sams Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sams Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sams Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Farrar Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farrar Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farrar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Farrar Cemetery is located in Polk County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bondurant Cemetery.

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

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 Bondurant Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Bondurant Cemetery:

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 Bondurant Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2047903  (Bondurant Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #2047903 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Altoona
    • County: Polk         Elev: 299
    • Location given for GNIS #2047903 (Bondurant Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2143384

The official website for Polk County: www.co.polk.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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 Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bondurant Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6996, Longitude: -93.4531    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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