A visit to the Collins 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 Collins Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Collins Cemetery:
41.8983, -93.2905
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Collins Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Collins Cemetery is located in Story County<2>.
The county seat for Story County is located in Nevada. Nevada lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Collins Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Collins Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Collins Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Collins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Deeter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Day Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Maxwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Maxwell Cemetery is also located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Cemetery
- Brubaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Brubaker Cemetery is also located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brubaker Cemetery
- Peoria Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Peoria Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria Cemetery
- Ashton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Ashton Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton Cemetery
- The Ashton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ashton Chapel Cemetery
- Ashton Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1984941 <5>
- Woodland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Woodland Cemetery is also located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Kintz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Kintz Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kintz Cemetery
- Barbee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Barbee Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbee Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Eden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Eden Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
- Nicholls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Nicholls Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholls Cemetery
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- St. James Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The St. James Cemetery is also located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Mound Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mound Cemetery is also located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
- Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Farrar Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Farrar Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Flock Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flock Cemetery
- Colo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Colo Cemetery is also located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colo Cemetery
- Pleasant Run Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasant Run Cemetery is also located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Graham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- Restland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Collins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Collins Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Collins
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Collins is also located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Clyde
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clyde is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Rhodes
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rhodes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Maxwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Iowa Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Iowa Center is also located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Center
- Former name for Iowa Center:
- Iowa Centre
- Loring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Loring is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- Baxter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Colo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mingo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ira
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ira is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Green Castle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Green Castle is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle
- Melbourne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Malta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Malta is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- State Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- State Center is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
- Former name for State Center:
- State Centre
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for State Center <6>
- Valeria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Valeria is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Nevada
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- State Center Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Shipley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shipley is also located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipley
- Cambridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Elkhart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Santiago
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Santiago is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiago
- Oswalt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oswalt is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswalt
- Goddard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Goddard is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
- Fernald
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fernald is also located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald
- Colfax
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- LaMoille
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- LaMoille is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaMoille
- Huxley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Collins 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 Collins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Baxter
- Colfax
- Collins
- Colo
- Melbourne
- Nevada
- State Center
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Collins 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 Collins Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #455537 (Collins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #455537 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: 311 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Collins
- Location given for Collins Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.8983212 Lon: -93.290484
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Collins 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. |