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A visit to the Franklin Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Franklin Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Franklin Cemetery (FG ID #1104436)

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 Franklin Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   40.7819°   (40° 46' 54")

Lon:   -93.6989°   (-93° 41' 56")

The cemetery is located in Decatur County<3>.

As an estimate, the Franklin Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southwest of Leon.

The county seat for Decatur County is located in Leon. Leon lies just to the southwest of the Franklin Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Franklin Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Johnson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • Leon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Leon Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • Trullinger Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trullinger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trullinger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Trullinger Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • McCullough Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCullough Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCullough Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McCullough Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Shy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shy Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • Palenstine Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palenstine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palenstine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Palenstine Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • Meek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Meek Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • High Point Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Point Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the High Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The High Point Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • Morman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Morman Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • Winters Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Winters Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • Manchester Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manchester Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manchester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Manchester Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Campbell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Hatfield Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hatfield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hatfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • County Home Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Home Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The County Home Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Chastain Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chastain Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chastain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chastain Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Baker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Baker Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Beaver Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beaver Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Garden Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Garden Grove Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Doze Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doze Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doze Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Doze Cemetery is located in Decatur County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Franklin Cemetery.

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

  • Leon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Garden Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
    • Garden Grove is located in Decatur County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Decatur City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decatur City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur City
    • Decatur City is located in Decatur County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
  • Woodland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Van Wert
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Weldon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Le Roy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Le Roy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
    • Le Roy is located in Decatur County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Le Roy
    • From the Franklin Cemetery to Le Roy
  • Green Bay ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Davis City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Humeston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Morgan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morgan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
    • Morgan is located in Decatur County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Morgan
    • From the Franklin Cemetery to Morgan
  • Pleasanton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasanton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
    • Pleasanton is located in Decatur County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Lacelle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lacelle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacelle
      • Lacelle is located in Clarke County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lacelle
      • From the Franklin Cemetery to Lacelle
    • Grand River
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand River have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
      • Grand River is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
    • Lamoni
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamoni have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoni
      • Lamoni is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,196 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamoni <6>
    • South Lineville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lineville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lineville
      • South Lineville is located in Mercer County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
    • Lineville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lineville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
      • Lineville is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Clio
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Derby
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
      • Derby is located in Lucas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
    • Woodburn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodburn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
      • Woodburn is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodburn <6>
    • Osceola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Burrows
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burrows. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
      • Burrows is located in Mercer County (MO)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Burrows
      • From the Franklin Cemetery to Burrows
    • Allerton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allerton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allerton
      • Allerton is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allerton <6>
    • Beaconsfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaconsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaconsfield
      • Beaconsfield is located in Ringgold County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 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 Franklin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Decatur County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 either 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 Franklin 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 Franklin Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1969708  (Franklin Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1969708 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: Garden Grove SW
    • County: Decatur         Elev: 330
    • Location given for GNIS #1969708 (Franklin Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #1104436

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Franklin Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7819, Longitude: -93.6989    
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Decatur, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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 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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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