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A visit to the Garden Prairie Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Garden Prairie Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Garden Prairie Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   41.9364°   (41° 56' 11")

Lon:   -93.7661°   (-93° 45' 57")

The Garden Prairie Cemetery is located in Boone County<2>.

The county seat for Boone County is located in Boone. Boone lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Garden Prairie Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Garden Prairie Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Fairview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Boone County
  • Hillsdale Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sheldahl Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheldahl Cemetery
    • The Sheldahl Cemetery is located in Story County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sheldahl Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Slater.
    • The Sheldahl Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sheldahl Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2365467 <5>
  • Hull Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hull Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hull Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hull Cemetery is located in Boone County
  • Dalander Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cassel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Story County
  • Olive Branch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olive Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Boone County
  • Squire Boone Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Squire Boone Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Squire Boone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Squire Boone Cemetery is located in Boone County
  • James Gildea Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James Gildea Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the James Gildea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The James Gildea Cemetery is located in Boone County
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Boone County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Slater Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slater Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Slater Cemetery is located in Story County
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
      • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Story County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethlehem Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Slater.
      • The Bethlehem Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2221299 <5>
    • United Brethren Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Brethren Cemetery
      • The United Brethren Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • The United Brethren Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hopkins Grove UMC Cemetery
      • J.B. Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2274288 <5>
    • Sheldahl Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheldahl Cemetery
      • The Sheldahl Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sheldahl Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Sheldahl.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96327 <5>
    • Ontario Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ontario Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ontario Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ontario Cemetery is located in Story County
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Boone County
    • Sarah Dinwoodie Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sarah Dinwoodie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sarah Dinwoodie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sarah Dinwoodie Cemetery is located in Boone County
    • Sparks Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sparks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sparks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sparks Cemetery is located in Boone County
    • State Hospital Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the State Hospital Cemetery
      • The State Hospital Cemetery is located in Boone County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the State Hospital Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Woodward.
      • The State Hospital Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Woodmeadow Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2447643 <5>
    • Xenia Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Xenia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Xenia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Xenia Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Hopkins Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Willie Coons Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willie Coons Cemetery
      • The Willie Coons Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • The Willie Coons Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Willie Coons Farm Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2360820 <5>
    • Lincoln Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Story County
    • Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Memorial Gardens Cemetery is located in Story County
    • College Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the College Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the College Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The College Cemetery is located in Story County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Garden Prairie Cemetery.

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

  • Luther
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Luther. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
    • Luther is located in Boone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
  • Madrid
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Kelley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sheldahl
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldahl
    • Sheldahl is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
  • Slater
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • High Bridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for High Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
    • High Bridge is located in Dallas County
  • Jordan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
    • Jordan is located in Boone County
  • Xenia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
    • Xenia is located in Dallas County
  • Midvale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
    • Midvale is located in Story County
  • Ontario
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ontario have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
    • Ontario is located in Story County
  • Woodward
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Polk City Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Polk City Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk City Junction
    • Polk City Junction is located in Polk County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Huxley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huxley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
      • Huxley is located in Story County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,270 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huxley <7>
    • Ames
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
      • Ames is located in Story County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,033 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ames <7>
    • Boone
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Moingona
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moingona
      • Moingona is located in Boone County
    • Polk City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Alleman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleman
      • Alleman is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
    • Granger
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Andrews
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
      • Andrews is located in Polk County
    • Cambridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
      • Cambridge is located in Story County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <7>
    • Zenorsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenorsville
      • Zenorsville is located in Story County
    • Bouton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bouton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bouton
      • Bouton is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bouton <7>
    • Shipley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipley
      • Shipley is located in Story County
    • Gilbert
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Centerville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Boone County

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 Garden Prairie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Boone County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Ames
    • Ames lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Garden Prairie Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ames.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
  • Boone
    • Boone lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Garden Prairie Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Boone.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
  • Bouton
    • Bouton lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Garden Prairie Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bouton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bouton
  • Madrid
    • Madrid lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Garden Prairie Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Madrid.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
  • Polk City
  • Slater
    • Slater lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Garden Prairie Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Slater.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slater
  • Woodward

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Garden Prairie 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 Garden Prairie Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1996568  (Garden Prairie Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1996568 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: Luther
    • County: Boone         Elev: 321
    • Location given for GNIS #1996568 (Garden Prairie Cemetery)

The official website for Boone County: www.co.boone.ia.us/

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

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 Boone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Garden Prairie Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9364, Longitude: -93.7661       In this case, the coordinates for the Garden Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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