A visit to the Center Grove 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 Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Center Grove Cemetery:
41.8836, -93.4838
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Center Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Center Grove Cemetery is located in Story County<2>.
The county seat for Story County is located in Nevada. Nevada lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of the Center Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Center Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Center Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Center Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cambridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cambridge Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The White Oak Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the White Oak Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Elkhart.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1094445 <5>
- Keller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brubaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Brubaker Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brubaker Cemetery
- Maxwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Cemetery
- Ballard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ballard Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard Cemetery
- Fjelberg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Fjelberg Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fjelberg Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Church of the Brethren Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church of the Brethren Cemetery
- The Church of the Brethren Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brethren Cemetery
- United Brethren Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1503471 <5>
- Peoria Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Peoria Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Elkhart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Elkhart Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart Cemetery
- Byers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Byers Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers Cemetery
- The Byers Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cory Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94372 <5>
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Lincoln Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Farrar Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Farrar Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar Cemetery
- Bretheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Bretheran Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bretheran Cemetery
- Brethren Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Brethren Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brethren Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brethren Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Ankeny.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2506500 <5>
- Pleasant Run Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Run Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run 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 Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Center Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cambridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Loring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Loring is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- Maxwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Iowa Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Iowa Center is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Center
- Huxley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shipley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shipley is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipley
- Elkhart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Alleman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alleman is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
- Midvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Midvale is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Collins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Collins is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Nevada
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kelley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Slater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sheldahl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sheldahl is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldahl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Clyde
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Clyde is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Polk City Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Polk City Junction is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk City Junction
- Ankeny
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Colo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ames
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bondurant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Santiago
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Santiago is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiago
- Valeria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Valeria is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Mingo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fernald
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fernald is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald
- Polk City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carney is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
- Green Castle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Green Castle is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle
- Ontario
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ontario is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
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 Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Story County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Center Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ames
- Ames lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Center Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ames.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Ankeny
- Ankeny lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Center Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ankeny.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankeny
- Collins
- Colo
- Colo lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Center Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Colo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colo
- Nevada
- Polk City
- Slater
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Center Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Story 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 Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #455287 (Center Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #455287 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: Story
- Est. Elev: 299 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Maxwell
- Location given for Center Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.8835989 Lon: -93.4838244
- 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 Story, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Center Grove 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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