A visit to the Garrison 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 Garrison Cemetery ...
The Garrison Cemetery is located in Benton County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Bellar Cemetery
- The Bellar Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellar Cemetery
- Bender Cemetery
- The Bender Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender Cemetery
- Big Grove Cemetery
- Bishop Grove Cemetery
- The Bishop Grove Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Grove Cemetery
- Carlisle Grove Cemetery
- Dysart Cemetery
- The Dysart Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysart Cemetery
- East Eden Cemetery
- The East Eden Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Eden Cemetery
- The East Eden Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eden Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94783 <2>
- Evergreen Cemetery
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Vinton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94709 <2>
- Fairview Cemetery
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- First Eden Cemetery
- The First Eden Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Eden Cemetery
- Gnagy Cemetery
- The Gnagy Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnagy Cemetery
- Greenwall Cemetery
- The Greenwall Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwall Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Houghton Cemetery
- The Houghton Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton Cemetery
- Indian Cemetery
- The Indian Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
- LaRue Cemetery
- The LaRue Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaRue Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
- The Mt. Auburn Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Auburn Cemetery
- Pettit Hill Cemetery
- The Pettit Hill Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit Hill Cemetery
- Pratt Creek Cemetery
- The Pratt Creek Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Creek Cemetery
- Ramthun Cemetery
- The Ramthun Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramthun Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- United Brethren Cemetery
- Urmy Cemetery
- The Urmy Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urmy Cemetery
- Van Metre Cemetery
- The Van Metre Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Metre 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 Garrison Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Atkins
- Belle Plaine
- Benton City ‑ Historic
- Benton City is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
- Blairstown
- Brandon
- Brandon is located in Buchanan County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Buckingham
- Buckingham is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Clutier
- Dysart
- Eagle Center
- Eagle Center is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Center
- Elberon
- Garrison
- Garrison is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Hamerville
- Hamerville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamerville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Irving
- Irving is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Jubilee
- Jubilee is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
- Keystone
- La Porte City
- Luzerne
- Luzerne is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Mount Auburn
- Mount Auburn is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Newhall
- Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Buchanan County
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- Shellsburg
- Spencers Grove
- Spencers Grove is located in Benton County
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- Traer
- Urbana
- Van Horne
- Van Horne is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Horne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 646 people
- Vining
- Vining is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- Vinton
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 Garrison Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Benton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Garrison Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belle Plaine
- Blairstown
- Dysart
- Garrison
- Keystone
- La Porte City
- Shellsburg
- Traer
- Urbana
- Van Horne
- Vinton
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 Garrison Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Benton 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 Garrison Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #456855 (Garrison Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #456855 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: Benton
- Est. Elev: 276 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Garrison
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Benton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Garrison Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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