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A visit to the Graceland Cemetery ...


The location of the Graceland Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Graceland Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   41.1486°   (41° 8' 54")

Lon:   -93.4616°   (-93° 27' 41")

The Graceland Cemetery is located in Lucas County<2>.

The county seat for Lucas County is located in Chariton. Chariton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southeast of the Graceland Cemetery .

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 professional and volunteer 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 Graceland Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Lucas County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Graceland Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Graceland Cemetery.

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

    • Liberty Center
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
      • Liberty Center is located in Warren County
    • Lacona
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Newbern
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
      • Newbern is located in Marion County
    • Lucas
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
      • Lucas is located in Lucas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Bauer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
      • Bauer is located in Marion County
    • Milo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Liberty
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Clarke County
    • Woodburn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
      • Woodburn is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodburn <4>
    • Williamson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
      • Williamson is located in Lucas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamson <4>
    • Chariton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chariton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chariton
      • Chariton is located in Lucas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,103 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chariton <4>
    • Melcher - Dallas
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melcher - Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melcher - Dallas
      • Melcher - Dallas is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
    • New Virginia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Derby
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
        • Derby is located in Lucas County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
      • Indianola
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Ackworth
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ackworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackworth
        • Ackworth is located in Warren County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
      • Sandyville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
        • Sandyville is located in Warren County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
      • Columbia
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
        • Columbia is located in Marion County
      • Osceola
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Russell
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
        • Russell is located in Lucas County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russell <4>
      • Saint Marys
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
        • Saint Marys is located in Warren County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
      • Le Roy
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
        • Le Roy is located in Decatur County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
      • Pleasantville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Palmyra
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
        • Palmyra is located in Warren 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 Graceland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lucas County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Graceland Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Fletcher Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fletcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Lucas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fletcher Cemetery
    • Hendrickson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hendrickson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hendrickson Cemetery is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hendrickson Cemetery
    • Norwood Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Norwood Cemetery is located in Lucas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwood Cemetery
    • Clore Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clore Cemetery is located in Lucas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clore Cemetery
    • Arnold Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arnold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Arnold Cemetery is located in Lucas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arnold Cemetery
    • Christian Neck Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christian Neck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Christian Neck Cemetery is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Neck Cemetery
    • Brinegar Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brinegar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brinegar Cemetery is located in Lucas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brinegar Cemetery
    • Liberty Center Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Shupe Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shupe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shupe Cemetery is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shupe Cemetery
    • Walker Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walker Cemetery is located in Lucas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
    • Wren Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wren Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wren Hill Cemetery is located in Lucas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wren Hill Cemetery
    • Parr Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Parr Cemetery is located in Lucas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parr Cemetery
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Mt. Zion Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lucas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • St. Marys Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Bethel Chapel Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bethel Chapel Cemetery is located in Clarke County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Chapel Cemetery
      • Niswender Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Niswender Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Niswender Cemetery is located in Lucas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Niswender Cemetery
      • Newbern Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newbern Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Newbern Cemetery is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newbern Cemetery
      • Willis Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Willis Cemetery is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willis Cemetery
      • Cochran Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cochran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cochran Cemetery is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cochran Cemetery
      • Indian Valley Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Indian Valley Cemetery is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Valley Cemetery
      • Harrison Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Harrison Cemetery is located in Clarke County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrison Cemetery
      • Rose Hill Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Lucas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
      • Fry Hill Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fry Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fry Hill Cemetery is located in Lucas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fry Hill Cemetery
      • Hickory Grove Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove Cemetery
      • Goodes Chapel Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodes Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Goodes Chapel Cemetery is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodes Chapel Cemetery

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

    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 Graceland Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1823389  (Graceland Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1823389 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: Lacona
      • County: Lucas         Elev: 311
      • Location given for GNIS #1823389 (Graceland Cemetery)

    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 Lucas, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Graceland Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1486, Longitude: -93.4616       In this case, the coordinates for the Graceland Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.




 

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