A visit to the Brecke Ridge 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 Brecke Ridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brecke Ridge Cemetery:
41.3025, -92.9944
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brecke Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Brecke Ridge Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Knoxville. Knoxville lies just to the west northwest of the Brecke Ridge Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Brecke Ridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brecke Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bybee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bybee Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bybee Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Zion of Pershing Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Eureka Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Eureka Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Coffman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Coffman Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffman Cemetery
- Ridlen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ridlen Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridlen Cemetery
- Overton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Overton Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton Cemetery
- Bridges Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bridges Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Cemetery
- Monster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Monster Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monster Cemetery
- Competine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Competine Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competine Cemetery
- Sween Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sween Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sween Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Carlisle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Carlisle Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Coal Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Coal Ridge Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Ridge Cemetery
- Coal Ridge Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mormon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mormon Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Orey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Orey Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orey Cemetery
- Timber Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Timber Ridge Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge Cemetery
- T'lam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The T'lam Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for T'lam 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 Brecke Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brecke Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pershing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pershing is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pershing
- Harvey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Harvey is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Attica
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Attica is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Howell ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Howell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Knoxville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Indiana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Indiana is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana
- Tracy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tracy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Marysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Marysville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Bussey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bussey is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bussey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Olivet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Olivet is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Pella
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cordova
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cordova is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hamilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Otley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Leighton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Columbia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Lovilia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fishville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fishville is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
- Melcher - Dallas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Melcher - Dallas is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melcher - Dallas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
- Bluff Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Evans
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Evans is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Peoria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Peoria is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
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 Brecke Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brecke Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bussey
- Knoxville
- Lovilia
- Monroe
- Monroe lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Brecke Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Monroe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Pella
- Pella lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Brecke Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pella.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
- Pleasantville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Brecke Ridge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Marion 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 Brecke Ridge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #454811 (Brecke Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #454811 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 260 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Harvey
- Location given for Brecke Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.3024985 Lon: -92.9943681
- 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 Marion, 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- Brecke Ridge 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. |