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A visit to the Elmwood Cemetery ...


The location of the Elmwood Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Elmwood Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   41.7503°   (41° 45' 1")

Lon:   -94.0466°   (-94° 2' 47")

The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Dallas County<2>.

The county seat for Dallas County is located in Adel. Adel lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of the Elmwood Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Elmwood Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Dallas County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Elmwood Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Elmwood Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Elmwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Minburn
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minburn
      • Minburn is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
    • Dallas Center
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Perry
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bouton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bouton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bouton
      • Bouton is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bouton <4>
    • Adel
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
      • Adel is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,607 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adel <4>
    • Woodward
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Xenia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
      • Xenia is located in Dallas County
    • Granger
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Dawson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
      • Dawson is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
    • Waukee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Linden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
      • Linden is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
    • Redfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Wiscotta
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscotta
        • Wiscotta is located in Dallas County
      • Berkley
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
        • Berkley is located in Boone County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
      • Grimes
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • High Bridge
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for High Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
        • High Bridge is located in Dallas County
      • Madrid
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Rippey
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippey
        • Rippey is located in Greene County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
      • Jamaica
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • DeSoto
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Van Meter
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Clive
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clive have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clive
        • Clive is located in Polk County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,444 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clive <4>
      • Urbandale
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbandale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbandale
        • Urbandale is located in Polk County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,650 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbandale <4>
      • Andrews
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
        • Andrews is located in Polk County
      • Panora
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Herrold
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrold
        • Herrold is located in Polk County
      • Herndon
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
        • Herndon is located in Guthrie County
      • Yale
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
        • Yale is located in Guthrie County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 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 Elmwood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dallas County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Elmwood Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Elmwood Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Elmwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Myers Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Myers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Myers Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myers Cemetery
    • Minburn Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Minburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Minburn Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minburn Cemetery
    • Highview Memorial Gardens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highview Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Highview Memorial Gardens is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highview Memorial Gardens
    • Jenkins Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jenkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jenkins Cemetery
    • King Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The King Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
    • Panther Creek Church of the Brethren Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Panther Creek Church of the Brethren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Panther Creek Church of the Brethren Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Panther Creek Church of the Brethren Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Mowrer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mowrer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mowrer Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mowrer Cemetery
    • Valleyview Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valleyview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Valleyview Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valleyview Cemetery
    • Dallas County Farm Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Masonic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Beaver Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Beaver Cemetery is located in Dallas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Cemetery
      • St. Patrick's Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patrick's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Patrick's Cemetery is located in Dallas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick's Cemetery
      • Violet Hill Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Violet Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Violet Hill Cemetery is located in Dallas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Violet Hill Cemetery
      • Brethren Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brethren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Brethren Cemetery is located in Dallas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brethren Cemetery
      • Oakdale Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Dallas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakdale Cemetery
      • Kinnick Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kinnick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Kinnick Cemetery is located in Dallas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kinnick Cemetery
      • Moore Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Moore Cemetery is located in Boone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2242795 <7>
      • Gibson Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gibson Cemetery is located in Dallas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibson Cemetery
      • Odd Fellows Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odd Fellows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Dallas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odd Fellows Cemetery
      • Merical Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merical Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Merical Cemetery is located in Dallas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merical Cemetery
      • Woodward Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Woodward Cemetery is located in Dallas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodward Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Elmwood Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #456345  (Elmwood Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #456345 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: Perry
      • County: Dallas         Elev: 314
      • Location given for GNIS #456345 (Elmwood Cemetery)

    The official website for Dallas County: www.co.dallas.ia.us/

    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 Dallas, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Elmwood Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7503, Longitude: -94.0466       In this case, the coordinates for the Elmwood Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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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