A visit to the Graceland Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Graceland Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Graceland Cemetery (FG ID #183076).
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 Graceland Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Graceland Cemetery:
41.0366, -94.3537
The Graceland Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in Creston. Creston lies just to the north northwest of the Graceland Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Graceland Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Graceland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Graceland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Lytles Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lytles Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytles Grove Cemetery
- Ide Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ide Family Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ide Family Cemetery
- County Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The County Home Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Spaulding Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McDuthies Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The McDuthies Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDuthies Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Prairie Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Prairie Lawn Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Lawn Cemetery
- Grove Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Grove Chapel Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Chapel Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Green Lawn Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawn Cemetery
- Summit Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bruening Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Bruening Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruening Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Morgan Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Norris Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dodge Center Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Dodge Center Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Center Cemetery
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 Graceland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Graceland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Creston
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- East Creston
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cromwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Afton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Arispe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shannon City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stringtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stringtown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Orient
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Zion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Williamson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Prescott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Knowlton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lenox
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Diagonal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tingley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thayer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Macksburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hebron is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Gilead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mercer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lorimor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clearfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Carl
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ellston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ellston is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
- Queen City ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Queen City is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
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 Union County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Graceland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Afton
- Arispe
- Clearfield
- Creston
- Cromwell
- Diagonal
- Ellston
- Kent
- Kent lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Graceland Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kent.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Knowlton - Historic
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Macksburg
- Orient
- Prescott
- Shannon City
- Tingley
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 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 Graceland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Union 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 Graceland Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #183076
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1822973 (Graceland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1822973 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: Union
- Est. Elev: 394 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Creston East
- Location given for Graceland Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0374893 Lon: -94.3530136
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Union, 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- Graceland 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |