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A visit to the Brethren 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 Brethren Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Brethren Cemetery (FG ID #2506500)

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 Brethren Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   41.7765°   (41° 46' 35")

Lon:   -93.5507°   (-93° 33' 2")

The cemetery is located in Polk County<3>.

As an estimate, the Brethren Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the southwest of Ankeny.

The county seat for Polk County is located in Des Moines. Des Moines lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the south southwest of the Brethren Cemetery .

Establishment of the Brethren Cemetery ...

The Brethren Cemetery was established in 1899.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Brethren Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Ankeny Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Elkhart Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Byers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Keller Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincoln Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Enterprise Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • White Oak Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Oralabor Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Greenwood Friends Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Crocker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crocker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crocker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crocker Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Palestine Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palestine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palestine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Palestine Cemetery is located in Story County
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    • Fjelberg Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fjelberg Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fjelberg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fjelberg Cemetery is located in Story County
    • Willie Coons Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Polk City Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polk City Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polk City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Polk City Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Berwick Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Bondurant Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ballard Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ballard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ballard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ballard Cemetery is located in Story County
    • Sheldahl Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Beebe Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beebe Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beebe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beebe Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Highland Memory Gardens
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Church of the Brethren Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Center Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Center Grove Cemetery is located in Story County
    • Cambridge Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cambridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cambridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cambridge Cemetery is located in Story County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Brethren Cemetery.

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

  • Elkhart
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Ankeny
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ankeny have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankeny
    • Ankeny is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,068 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ankeny <7>
  • Alleman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Carney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
    • Carney is located in Polk County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Carney
    • From the Brethren Cemetery to Carney
  • Saylorville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saylorville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylorville
    • Saylorville is located in Polk County
  • Berwick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berwick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
    • Berwick is located in Polk County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Berwick
    • From the Brethren Cemetery to Berwick
  • Bondurant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bondurant have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondurant
    • Bondurant is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,293 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bondurant <7>
  • Loring
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Polk City Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Marquisville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Huxley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huxley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
    • Huxley is located in Story County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,270 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huxley <7>
  • Cambridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
    • Cambridge is located in Story County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <7>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

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 Brethren 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 Brethren Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Brethren 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 Brethren Cemetery:

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>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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Brethren Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7765, Longitude: -93.5507    
<3>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.
<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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