A visit to the Clay 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 Clay Center Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Clay Center Cemetery:
42.4333, -93.0502
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Clay Center Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Clay Center Cemetery is located in Hardin County<2>.
The county seat for Hardin County is located in Eldora. Eldora lies just to the south southwest of the Clay Center Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Clay Center Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Clay Center Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Clay Center Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Steamboat Rock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Leverton Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hazel Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hazel Green Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green Cemetery
- Egbers Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Buckner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Buckner Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner Cemetery
- First Christian Reformed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Friesland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kidwiler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Kidwiler Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidwiler Cemetery
- Jackson Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Jackson Twp. Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Twp. Cemetery
- Hardin County Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eldora Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Eldora Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora Cemetery
- Ellsworth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Ellsworth Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2228765 <5>
- East Lawn Memorial Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- German Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The German Twp. Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Twp. Cemetery
- North Lawn Memory Gardens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Hardin City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hardin City Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin City Cemetery
- Eldora Training School Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Wellsburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Wellsburg Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsburg Cemetery
- St. Peter's Evangelical Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Clay Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Clay Center Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Steamboat Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cleves
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cleves is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleves
- Abbott
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Abbott is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Eldora
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle City is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Wellsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Robertson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Robertson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson
- Owasa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Owasa is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Ackley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gifford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Buck Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buck Grove is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Austinville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Austinville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- New Providence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Providence is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Whitten
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Whitten is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten
- Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
- Iowa Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Faulkner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Faulkner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
- Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Union is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Holland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Aplington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grundy Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fern
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fern is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Hubbard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Liscomb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Liscomb is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liscomb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Sinclair
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sinclair is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair
- Parkersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bradford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bradford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Buckeye
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Buckeye is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 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 Clay Center Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hardin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Clay Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ackley
- Aplington
- Eldora
- Grundy Center
- Hubbard
- Wellsburg
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 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 Clay Center Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Hardin 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 Clay Center Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1997706 (Clay Center Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1997706 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: Hardin
- Est. Elev: 342 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Steamboat Rock
- Location given for Clay Center Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4333145 Lon: -93.0502008
- 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 Hardin, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clay 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. |