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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. 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 ...

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

Lat:   41.0366°   (41° 2' 11")

Lon:   -94.3537°   (-94° 21' 13")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Lytles Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lytles Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lytles Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lytles Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Ide Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ide Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ide Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ide Family Cemetery is located in Union County
  • County Home Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The County Home Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Jerusalem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jerusalem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jerusalem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Spaulding Center Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spaulding Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spaulding Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Spaulding Center Cemetery is located in Union County
  • McDuthies Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDuthies Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDuthies Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McDuthies Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harmony Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Prairie Lawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Prairie Lawn Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Grove Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grove Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grove Chapel Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Green Lawn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Lawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Lawn Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Summit Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Bruening Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bruening Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bruening Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bruening Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Cedar Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Morgan Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Morgan Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Norris Family Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norris Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norris Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Norris Family Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Dodge Center Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dodge Center Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dodge Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dodge Center Cemetery is located in Union 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 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Afton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
    • Afton is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 825 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <6>
  • Arispe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Shannon City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shannon City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon City
    • Shannon City is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
  • Stringtown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
    • Stringtown is located in Adams County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prescott have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
    • Prescott is located in Adams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prescott <6>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Knowlton ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Lenox
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenox have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
      • Lenox is located in Taylor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenox <6>
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Hebron is located in Adair County
    • Gilead
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gilead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
      • Gilead is located in Adair County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gilead
      • From the Graceland Cemetery to Gilead
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
      • Clearfield is located in Taylor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearfield <6>
    • Carl
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
      • Carl is located in Adams County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Carl
      • From the Graceland Cemetery to Carl
    • Ellston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellston
      • Ellston is located in Ringgold County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
    • Queen City ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
      • Queen City is located in Adams 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 Union County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Graceland 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 Graceland Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1822973  (Graceland Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1822973 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: Creston East
    • County: Union         Elev: 394
    • Location given for GNIS #1822973 (Graceland Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #183076

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

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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 Graceland Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0366, Longitude: -94.3537    
<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 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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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