A visit to the Bragg 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 Bragg Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bragg Cemetery:
41.1283, -94.1436
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bragg Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bragg Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in Creston. Creston lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Bragg Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bragg Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Bragg Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bragg Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Groesbeck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Groesbeck Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groesbeck Cemetery
- Dodge Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Dodge Center Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Center Cemetery
- Boone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Boone Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Cemetery
- Moon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Moon Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Cemetery
- West Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The West Branch Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch Cemetery
- Kickman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Kickman Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickman Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Lorimor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lorimor Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorimor Cemetery
- Brown Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Family Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Family Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Green Lawn Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawn Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Barney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Barney Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney Cemetery
- Bullock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bullock Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock Cemetery
- Hamblin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hamblin Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamblin Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Kivett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Kivett Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kivett Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Wilson Chapel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- County Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The County Home Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
- Norris Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The West Union Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union Cemetery
- Thayer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Thayer Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bragg Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bragg Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lorimor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lorimor is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorimor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Macksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Macksburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Afton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Barney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Barney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Thayer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Thayer is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Ord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ord is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
- Zion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zion is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- East Creston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Creston is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Creston
- Murray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Murray is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
- Hebron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Creston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arispe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Arispe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arispe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- East Peru
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Peru is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peru
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Webster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Webster is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Hopeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hopeville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Stanzel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stanzel is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanzel
- Winterset
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Orient
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Shannon City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Shannon City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Truro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cromwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cromwell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Pitzer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pitzer is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitzer
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 Bragg Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Union County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bragg Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Afton
- Arispe
- Creston
- Cromwell
- East Peru
- Ellston
- Lorimor
- Macksburg
- Murray
- Orient
- Shannon City
- Tingley
- Truro
- Winterset
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Bragg Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Union 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 Bragg Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #454803 (Bragg Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #454803 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: Union
- Est. Elev: 355 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Macksburg
- Location given for Bragg Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.128324 Lon: -94.1435635
- 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 Union, 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- Bragg 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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