A visit to the Canfield 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 Canfield Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Canfield Cemetery:
41.6047, -93.4260
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Canfield Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Canfield Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.
The county seat for Polk County is located in Des Moines. Des Moines lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of the Canfield Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Canfield Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Canfield Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Canfield Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rising Sun Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Rising Sun Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun Cemetery
- Stuart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Stuart Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Cemetery
- Altoona Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Altoona Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona Cemetery
- New Altoona Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The New Altoona Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Altoona Cemetery
- Spry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Spry Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spry Cemetery
- Harvey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Powers - Warren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Prairie Belle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bondurant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sims Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Wicker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Wicker Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicker Cemetery
- Lowman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vandalia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Vandalia Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia Cemetery
- Mitchellville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berwick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Berwick Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Avon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Avon Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Avon Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Des Moines.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94191 <5>
- Franklin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
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]<3> of the Canfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Canfield Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rising Sun
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rising Sun is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Adelphi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Adelphi is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelphi
- Altoona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mitchellville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Levey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Levey is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levey
- Bondurant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Country Estate Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Carlisle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Runnells
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vandalia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vandalia is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Santiago
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Santiago is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiago
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Berwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Berwick is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
- Prairie City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oswalt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oswalt is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswalt
- Marquisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Marquisville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquisville
- Des Moines
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hartford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Colfax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Valeria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Valeria is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Carney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carney is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
- Palmyra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Palmyra is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Swan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Swan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Saylorville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saylorville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylorville
- Percy ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Percy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
- Green Castle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Green Castle is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle
- Ankeny
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Canfield 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 Canfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altoona
- Ankeny
- Colfax
- Des Moines
- Mitchellville
- Prairie City
- Runnells
- Swan
- Swan lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Canfield Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Swan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
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 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 Canfield Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Polk 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 Canfield Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #455151 (Canfield Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #455151 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: Polk
- Est. Elev: 283 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rising Sun
- Location given for Canfield Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.6047115 Lon: -93.4260447
- 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 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Canfield 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |