A visit to the Franklin 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 Franklin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Franklin Cemetery:
40.6684, -91.5068
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Franklin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Franklin Cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Franklin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Franklin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hoover Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hoover Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Cemetery
- Graner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Graner Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graner Cemetery
- Whorton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Whorton Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whorton Cemetery
- Blacksmith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Blacksmith Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksmith Cemetery
- Everhardt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Everhardt Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everhardt Cemetery
- Bonnell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bonnell Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnell Cemetery
- Evangelical Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Evangelical Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evangelical Cemetery
- Mennonite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
- Donnell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Donnell Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnell Cemetery
- Half Breed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Half Breed Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Breed Cemetery
- West Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The West Point Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Goldsmith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Goldsmith Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith Cemetery
- Clay Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Clay Grove Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Grove Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Beeler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Beeler Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeler Cemetery
- McCulloch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The McCulloch Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCulloch Cemetery
- McKeehan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The McKeehan Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeehan Cemetery
- J A Davis Grounds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bowman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bowman Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Cemetery
- Charleston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Charleston Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston Cemetery
- Rudd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rudd Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd Cemetery
- Viele Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Viele Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viele Cemetery
- Van Hyning Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Van Hyning Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Hyning Cemetery
- Pitman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pitman Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitman Cemetery
- Creel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Creel Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel Cemetery
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 Franklin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Franklin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Franklin
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Franklin is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Donnellson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Charleston
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Charleston is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Jeffersonville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jeffersonville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
- Pilot Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pilot Grove is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Primrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- New Boston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Boston is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Mount Hamill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hamill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hamill
- Former names for Mount Hamill:
- Courtwright
- Hamill
- Saint Paul
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Paul is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Sawyer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sawyer is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Former names for Sawyer:
- Atlee
- Edwards
- Argyle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fort Madison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Houghton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Houghton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Montrose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nauvoo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Denmark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- White Lane ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- White Lane is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lane
- Russellville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Russellville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Russellville has also been known as:
- Doantown
- Croton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Croton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
- Athens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Athens is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Niota
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lowell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lowell is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Big Mound
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big Mound is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mound
- Dumas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dumas is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Vincennes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Vincennes is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincennes
- Farmington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Franklin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Donnellson
- Farmington
- Fort Madison
- Montrose
- Nauvoo
- West Point
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 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:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Lee 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 Franklin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #456724 (Franklin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #456724 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: Lee
- Est. Elev: 209 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Donnellson
- Location given for Franklin Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.668371 Lon: -91.5068227
- 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 Lee, 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- Franklin 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |