A visit to the Gaer Ballard 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 Gaer Ballard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gaer Ballard Cemetery:
42.1292, -93.0191
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gaer Ballard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gaer Ballard Cemetery is located in Marshall County<2>.
The county seat for Marshall County is located in Marshalltown. Marshalltown lies just to the southeast of the Gaer Ballard Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gaer Ballard Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Gaer Ballard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gaer Ballard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethel Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Bethel Grove Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Grove Cemetery
- Albion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Albion Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Cemetery
- Whitaker Family Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Everist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Everist Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everist Cemetery
- Hartland Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hartland Friends Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Friends Cemetery
- The Hartland Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hartland Cemetery
- Hixite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hixite Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixite Cemetery
- Bangor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bangor Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor Cemetery
- Marietta Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Marietta Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta Cemetery
- Prairieville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Prairieville Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville Cemetery
- Liscomb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Liscomb Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liscomb Cemetery
- Bunch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bunch Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunch Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Soldier's Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Whitney Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Bevins Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bevins Grove Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevins Grove Cemetery
- Clemons Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Clemons Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons Cemetery
- LaMoille Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The LaMoille Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaMoille Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gaer Ballard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gaer Ballard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Albion
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Marietta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Marietta is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Liscomb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Liscomb is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liscomb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Bangor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bangor is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- LaMoille
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- LaMoille is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaMoille
- Clemons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clemons is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Marshalltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Luray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Luray is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Conrad
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whitten
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Whitten is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten
- Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
- Saint Anthony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Anthony is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- State Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Green Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Green Mountain is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- Malta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Malta is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Gifford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Beaman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beaman is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- State Center Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Melbourne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Haverhill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Providence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Providence is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Dillon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dillon is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Zearing
(14 miles [22.5 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 Gaer Ballard Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marshall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gaer Ballard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albion
- Beaman
- Conrad
- Le Grand
- Marietta
- Marshalltown
- Melbourne
- Saint Anthony
- State Center
- Zearing
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Gaer Ballard Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Marshall 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 Gaer Ballard Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #456810 (Gaer Ballard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #456810 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: Marshall
- Est. Elev: 290 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Union
- Location given for Gaer Ballard Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.129153 Lon: -93.01909
- 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 Marshall, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gaer Ballard 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. |