A visit to the Coloma 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 Coloma Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Coloma Cemetery:
41.2750, -93.3085
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Coloma Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Coloma Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Knoxville. Knoxville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Coloma Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Coloma Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Coloma Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Coloma Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Paul Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Motor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Motor Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motor Cemetery
- Rosemount Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rosemount Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemount Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dallas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dallas Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Arian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Arian Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arian Cemetery
- Nephus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Nephus Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nephus Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Josephs Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Melcher - Dallas.
- The St. Josephs Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bauer Cemetery
- St. Josephs Catholic Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2245673 <5>
- Tickel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Tickel Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickel Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Belmont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Belmont Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Belmont Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southeast of Indianola.
- The Belmont Cemetery has also been known as:
- Belmont Zion Cemetery
- Old Baptist Cemetery
- St. Augustine Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94230 <5>
- Goodes Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cochran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cochran Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Stickle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Stickle Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickle Cemetery
- Lacey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Lacey Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Willis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Coloma Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Coloma Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bauer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bauer is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
- Melcher - Dallas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Melcher - Dallas is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melcher - Dallas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
- Milo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lacona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newbern
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Newbern is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Sandyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sandyville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Pleasantville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clarkson ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clarkson is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Columbia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Ackworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ackworth is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Liberty Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Center is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Knoxville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Swan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Swan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Williamson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hartford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Palmyra
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Palmyra is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Cool
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
- Percy ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Percy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
- Indianola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Olmitz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Olmitz is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmitz
- Indiana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Indiana is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana
- Attica
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Attica is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Pershing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pershing is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pershing
- Cordova
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cordova is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Runnells
(16 miles [25.7 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 Coloma 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 Coloma Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Indianola
- Knoxville
- Lacona
- Milo
- Pleasantville
- Runnells
- Swan
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 helpful 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 Coloma 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 Coloma Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1975984 (Coloma Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1975984 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: 290 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Beech
- Location given for Coloma Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.2749953 Lon: -93.3085427
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Coloma 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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