A visit to the Franklin Lutheran 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 Lutheran Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Franklin Lutheran Cemetery:
41.3314, -94.8505
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Franklin Lutheran Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Franklin Lutheran Cemetery is located in Cass County<2>.
The county seat for Cass County is located in Atlantic. Atlantic lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Franklin Lutheran Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Franklin Lutheran Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Franklin Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Norway Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Wiota Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wiota Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiota Cemetery
- Massena Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Massena Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massena Cemetery
- The Massena Cemetery has also been known as:
- Massena Center Cemetery
- Lincoln Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newlons Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Atlantic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Atlantic Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Cemetery
- The Atlantic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Atlantic Catholic Cemetery
- Southlawn Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Reno Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Reno Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno Cemetery
- St. Timothy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The St. Timothy Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Timothy Cemetery
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- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lorah Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Lorah Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorah Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Weirich Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Weirich Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weirich Cemetery
- The Weirich Cemetery has also been known as:
- German Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96622 <5>
- Victoria Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Victoria Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Noble Center Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sears Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Sears Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sears Cemetery
- The Sears Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cears Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2098632 <5>
- Eureka Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Highland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Franklin Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Franklin Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Norway Center
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Norway Center is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Center
- Cumberland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cumberland is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Wiota
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Massena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grove City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grove City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Anita
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lyman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lyman is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Sycamore Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore Village is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Village
- Atlantic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dewey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dewey is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
- Bridgewater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Grant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grant is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Lincoln Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Center is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
- Brayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Etna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Etna is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Fontanelle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fontanelle is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
- Adair
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Griswold
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carl
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carl is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Gilead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gilead is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
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 Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cass County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Franklin Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anita
- Anita lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Franklin Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Anita.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
- Atlantic
- Bridgewater
- Exira
- Fontanelle
- Grant
- Grant lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Franklin Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Grant.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Griswold
- Lewis
- Marne
- Marne lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Franklin Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Marne.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marne
- Massena
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 Lutheran Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Cass 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 Lutheran Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1969171 (Franklin Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1969171 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: Cass
- Est. Elev: 415 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Massena
- Location given for Franklin Lutheran Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.331377 Lon: -94.8505377
- 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 Cass, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Franklin Lutheran 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |