A visit to the Chester 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 Chester Cemetery ...
The Chester Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Croskrey Cemetery
- The Croskrey Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croskrey Cemetery
- Grandview Cemetery
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
- The Green Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Hazelwood Cemetery
- The Hazelwood Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hazelwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Grinnell.
- The Hazelwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grinnell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95027 <2>
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
- Korns Cemetery
- The Korns Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korns Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Maple Hill Cemetery
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- Mesquakie Indian Burial Grounds
- Mormon Grave
- The Mormon Grave is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Grave
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Prairie View Cemetery
- The Prairie View Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Cemetery
- Rock Creek Cemetery
- The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Cemetery
- St. Joseph's German Lutheran Cemetery
- Sheridan Cemetery
- The Sheridan Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan Cemetery
- Stavanger Cemetery
- The Stavanger Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stavanger Cemetery
- Strand Lutheran Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
- Walz Cemetery
- The Walz Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walz Cemetery
- West Cemetery
- The West Cemetery is located in Tama County
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- West Westfield Cemetery
- Westfield Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Chester Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Brooklyn
- Dillon
- Dillon is located in Marshall County
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- Dunbar
- Dunbar is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Ferguson
- Ferguson is located in Marshall County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Gilman
- Gilman is located in Marshall County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Gladstone
- Gladstone is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Grinnell
- Haverhill
- Kellogg
- Laurel
- Laurel is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Le Grand
- Long Point
- Long Point is located in Tama County
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- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Malcom
- Montour
- Newburg
- Newburg is located in Jasper County
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- Oakland Acres
- Oakland Acres is located in Jasper County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Sheridan
- Sheridan is located in Poweshiek County
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- Tama
- Toledo
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 Chester Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Poweshiek County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Chester Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brooklyn
- Chelsea
- Gilman
- Grinnell
- Kellogg
- Le Grand
- Lynnville
- Malcom
- Marshalltown
- Montour
- Searsboro
- Tama
- Toledo
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 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 Chester Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Poweshiek 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 Chester Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #455381 (Chester Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #455381 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: Poweshiek
- Est. Elev: 302 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grinnell North
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Poweshiek, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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- Chester Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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