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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Collins Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Collins Cemetery

Lat:   41.8983°   (41° 53' 53")

Lon:   -93.2905°   (-93° 17' 25")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Day Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Day Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Day Cemetery is located in Marshall County
  • Maxwell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maxwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maxwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Story County
  • Brubaker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brubaker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brubaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brubaker Cemetery is located in Story County
  • Peoria Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peoria Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peoria Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Peoria Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Ashton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashton Cemetery
    • The Ashton Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Woodland Cemetery is located in Story County
  • Kintz Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kintz Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kintz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kintz Cemetery is located in Jasper County
  • Barbee Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barbee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barbee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Barbee Cemetery is located in Jasper County
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Marshall County
  • Eden Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Eden Cemetery is located in Marshall County
  • Nicholls Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nicholls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nicholls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nicholls Cemetery is located in Marshall County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • St. James Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. James Cemetery is located in Story County
    • Mound Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mound Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mound Cemetery is located in Story County
    • Church of the Brethren Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church of the Brethren Cemetery
      • The Church of the Brethren Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farrar Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farrar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Farrar Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Flock Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flock Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Flock Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Colo Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colo Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Colo Cemetery is located in Story County
    • Pleasant Run Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Run Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Run Cemetery is located in Story County
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Graham Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Graham Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Union Chapel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
    • Collins is located in Story County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
  • Clyde
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clyde. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Clyde is located in Jasper County
  • Rhodes
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhodes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
    • Rhodes is located in Marshall County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Center
    • Iowa Center is located in Story County
  • Loring
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
    • Loring is located in Polk County
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
    • Ira is located in Jasper County
  • Green Castle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle
    • Green Castle is located in Jasper County
  • Melbourne
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Malta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
      • Malta is located in Marshall County
    • State Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Center
      • State Center is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for State Center <7>
    • Valeria
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valeria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
      • Valeria is located in Jasper County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Center Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Center Junction
      • State Center Junction is located in Marshall County
    • Shipley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipley
      • Shipley is located in Story County
    • Cambridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
      • Cambridge is located in Story County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <7>
    • Elkhart
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Santiago
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Santiago. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiago
      • Santiago is located in Polk County
    • Oswalt
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswalt
      • Oswalt is located in Jasper County
    • Goddard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
      • Goddard is located in Jasper County
    • Fernald
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald
      • Fernald is located in Story County
    • Colfax
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • LaMoille
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaMoille
      • LaMoille is located in Marshall County
    • Huxley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huxley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
      • Huxley is located in Story County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,270 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huxley <7>

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.

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:

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: GNIS record #455537 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Collins
    • County: Story         Elev: 311
    • Location given for GNIS #455537 (Collins Cemetery)

The official website for Story County: www.storycounty.com/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Collins Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8983, Longitude: -93.2905       In this case, the coordinates for the Collins Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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