A visit to the Center 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 Center Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Center Cemetery:
41.9020, -90.9557
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Center Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Center Cemetery is located in Cedar County<2>.
The county seat for Cedar County is located in Tipton. Tipton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southwest of the Center Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Center Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Center Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Center Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brink Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lowden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lowden Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowden Cemetery
- Massillon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Massillon Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massillon Cemetery
- The Massillon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Massillon Center Cemetery
- Dayton Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Onion Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Onion Grove Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onion Grove Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Elliott Parr Grave
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Elliott Parr Grave is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Parr Grave
- Van Horn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Van Horn Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Horn Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Oxford Junction Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Diamond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Diamond Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Clarence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Clarence Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence Cemetery
- Zion Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Church Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Church Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mayflower Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mayflower Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Homigrahusen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Homigrahusen Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homigrahusen Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Center Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lowden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oxford Mills is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Mills
- Toronto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Toronto is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Clarence
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oxford Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oxford Junction is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Wheatland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wheatland is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 724 people
- Lost Nation
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hale is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Stanwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wyoming
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bennett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bennett is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Big Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Rock is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Calamus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Calamus is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calamus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Olin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elwood is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Monmouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Monmouth is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- New Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Liberty is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Bliedorn ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bliedorn is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliedorn
- Baldwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Onslow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dixon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Buckhorn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buckhorn is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Mechanicsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsville is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
- Sunbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sunbury is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
- Grand Mound
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Center Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Center Junction is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Junction
- Estimated population in 2015: 111 people
- Morley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morley is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
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 Center Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cedar County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bennett
- Clarence
- Lost Nation
- Lowden
- Mechanicsville
- Monmouth
- Olin
- Olin lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Center Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Olin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
- Stanwood
- Tipton
- Wheatland
- Wyoming
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 either 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 Center Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Cedar 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 Center Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #455272 (Center Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #455272 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: Cedar
- Est. Elev: 243 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oxford Junction
- Location given for Center Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.9019642 Lon: -90.9557047
- 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 Cedar, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Center 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. |