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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. 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 Franklin Cemetery ...

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

40.7819, -93.6989

The Franklin Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of Leon.

The cemetery is located in Decatur County<3>.

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

Open a Google Map centered on 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)
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
  • Leon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Leon Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Cemetery
  • Trullinger Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Trullinger Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trullinger Cemetery
  • McCullough Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The McCullough Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullough Cemetery
  • Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Shy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Shy Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shy Cemetery
  • Palenstine Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Palenstine Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palenstine Cemetery
  • Meek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Meek Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meek Cemetery
  • High Point Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The High Point Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Cemetery
  • Morman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Morman Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morman Cemetery
  • Winters Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Winters Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Cemetery
  • Manchester Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Manchester Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Campbell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
    • Hatfield Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
    • County Home Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The County Home Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
    • Chastain Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Chastain Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastain Cemetery
    • Baker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Baker Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
    • Beaver Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Beaver Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Cemetery
    • Garden Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Garden Grove Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove Cemetery
    • Doze Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Doze Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doze Cemetery

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]<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)
    • Garden Grove is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Decatur City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Decatur City is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur City
    • 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)
  • 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)
  • Pleasanton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Lacelle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Grand River
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Grand River is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
    • Lamoni
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • South Lineville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • South Lineville is located in Mercer County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lineville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
    • Lineville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lineville is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Clio
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hodge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hodge is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
    • Derby
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Derby is located in Lucas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
    • Woodburn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Osceola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Burrows
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Allerton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Beaconsfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Beaconsfield is located in Ringgold County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaconsfield
      • 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: