A visit to the Coffman 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 Coffman Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Coffman Cemetery:
41.3583, -93.0085
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Coffman Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Coffman Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Knoxville. Knoxville lies just to the west southwest of the Coffman Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Coffman Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Coffman Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Coffman Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Coal Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Coal Ridge Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Ridge Cemetery
- Coal Ridge Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Timber Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Timber Ridge Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge Cemetery
- T'lam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The T'lam Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for T'lam Cemetery
- Bybee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bybee Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bybee Cemetery
- Brecke Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Brecke Ridge Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brecke Ridge Cemetery
- Eureka Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Eureka Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Competine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Competine Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competine Cemetery
- Ridlen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ridlen Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridlen Cemetery
- Loynachan Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Price Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- West Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The West Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Oak Wood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Wood Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Wood Cemetery
- Hannold Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hannold Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannold Cemetery
- Burkhalter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Burkhalter Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhalter Cemetery
- Ruckman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Ruckman Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruckman Cemetery
- Teter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Teter Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teter Cemetery
- Schlotterback Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Schlotterback Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlotterback Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Schlotterback Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Knoxville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2184215 <5>
- Graceland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- Overton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Overton Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Zion of Pershing Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Porter Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Porter Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Grove Cemetery
- Virerson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Virerson Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virerson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Coffman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Coffman Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Howell ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Howell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Knoxville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harvey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harvey is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Pella
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pershing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pershing is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pershing
- Cordova
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cordova is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Otley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Attica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Attica is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Tracy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tracy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Olivet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Olivet is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Indiana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Indiana is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana
- Leighton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Marysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Marysville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Bussey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bussey is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bussey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Monroe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peoria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peoria is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Fishville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fishville is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
- Pleasantville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Columbia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Hamilton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Evans
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Evans is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Galesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Galesburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Melcher - Dallas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Melcher - Dallas is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melcher - Dallas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
- Reasnor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Reasnor is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reasnor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Percy ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Percy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
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 Coffman Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Coffman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bussey
- Knoxville
- Monroe
- Pella
- Pleasantville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Coffman Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Marion 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 Coffman Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1975980 (Coffman Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1975980 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 266 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Knoxville
- Location given for Coffman Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.3583304 Lon: -93.0085343
- 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 Marion, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Coffman 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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