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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 #94906)

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:   42.7453°   (42° 44' 43")

Lon:   -93.5724°   (-93° 34' 20")

The cemetery is located in Wright County<3>.

As an estimate, the Graceland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the east of Rowan.

The county seat for Wright County is located in Clarion. Clarion lies just to the west of the Graceland Cemetery .

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 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 Wright 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 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Graceland Cemetery.

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

    • Rowan
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Solberg ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solberg
      • Solberg is located in Wright County
    • Galt
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Alexander
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
      • Alexander is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
    • Cornelia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
      • Cornelia is located in Wright County
    • Belmond
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Dows
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Clarion
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Coulter
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulter
      • Coulter is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
    • Latimer
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latimer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
      • Latimer is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latimer <4>
    • Olaf
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olaf have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaf
      • Olaf is located in Wright County
    • Popejoy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Popejoy have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popejoy
      • Popejoy is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Meservey
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meservey have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meservey
        • Meservey is located in Cerro Gordo County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
      • Goodell
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodell
        • Goodell is located in Hancock County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
      • Oakland
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
        • Oakland is located in Franklin County
      • Holmes
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes
        • Holmes is located in Wright County
      • Thornton
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
        • Thornton is located in Cerro Gordo County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
      • Eagle Grove
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Williams
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Kanawha
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Goldfield
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

    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 Wright 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 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Graceland Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Galt Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The Galt Cemetery is located in Wright County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Galt Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southwest of Galt.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galt Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94837 <1>
    • St. Francis Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Wright County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Francis Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Belmond.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96071 <1>
    • Belmond Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Belmond Cemetery is located in Wright County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Belmond Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Belmond.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belmond Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640620 <1>
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Wright County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Johns Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Clarion.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96109 <1>
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Wright County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Clarion.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94705 <1>
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Wright County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Dows.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94746 <1>
    • Alexander Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alexander Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Alexander Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alexander Cemetery
    • Immanuel Reformed Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Immanuel Reformed Cemetery is located in Wright County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Immanuel Reformed Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Belmond.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Reformed Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #158768 <1>
    • Otis Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Otis Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Otis Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otis Grove Cemetery
    • Olson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Olson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olson Cemetery
    • Morgan Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Morgan Twp. Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Morgan Twp. Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Twp. Cemetery
      • St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
      • Holland Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Holland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holland Cemetery
      • Hickory Grove Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hickory Grove Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Wright County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95051 <1>
      • Coulter Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coulter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Coulter Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coulter Cemetery
      • St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      • Ringsaker Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • St. Olaf Lutheran Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Amish Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Amish Cemetery is located in Wright County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amish Cemetery
      • St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • The St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Wright County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northeast of Dows.
        • The St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
        • St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
        • Vernon Twp. Lutheran Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2208750 <1>
      • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Lutheran 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 #457006  (Graceland Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #457006 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: Dows West
      • County: Wright         Elev: 367
      • Location given for GNIS #457006 (Graceland Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #94906

    The official website for Wright County: www.wrightcounty.org/

    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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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: 42.7453, Longitude: -93.5724    
    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Wright, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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 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.
    <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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