A visit to the Church of 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 Church of the Brethren Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Church of the Brethren Cemetery (FG ID #1503471).
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 Church of the Brethren Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Church of the Brethren Cemetery:
41.8350, -93.4017
The Church of the Brethren Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.
The county seat for Polk County is located in Des Moines. Des Moines lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the southwest of the Church of the Brethren Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Church of the Brethren Cemetery.
Name Variations for Church of the Brethren Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Church of the Brethren Cemetery has also been known as:
- United Brethren Cemetery
- Brethren Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Church of the Brethren Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Church of the Brethren Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Farrar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Farrar Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar Cemetery
- Peoria Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Peoria Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria Cemetery
- Brubaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- 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 north)
- The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Cemetery
- Center Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Center Grove Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove Cemetery
- Keller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Byers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Graham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Elkhart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Elkhart Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart Cemetery
- Ashton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Sams Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Cemetery
- Kintz Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Kintz Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kintz Cemetery
- Deeter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Collins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Cambridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Cambridge Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge 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)
- Franklin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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 Church of the Brethren Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Church of the Brethren Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Loring
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Maxwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Elkhart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Iowa Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Collins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mingo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clyde
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Santiago
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Valeria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Valeria is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Cambridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Green Castle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bondurant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Oswalt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ira
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Huxley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Alleman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mitchellville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Shipley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ankeny
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Baxter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rhodes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rhodes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Midvale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nevada
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Berwick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Altoona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Colfax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Goddard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Colo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Church 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 Church of the Brethren Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altoona
- Altoona lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Church of the Brethren Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Altoona.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Ankeny
- Ankeny lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Church of the Brethren Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ankeny.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankeny
- Baxter
- Colfax
- Colfax lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Church of the Brethren Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Colfax.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Collins
- Colo
- Colo lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Church of the Brethren Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Colo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colo
- Mitchellville
- Nevada
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 Church of the Brethren 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 Church of the Brethren Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1503471
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2047888 (United Brethren Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2047888 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: 299 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Loring
- Location given for United Brethren Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.8352657 Lon: -93.4015992
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | 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- Church of the Brethren 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |