A visit to the Green Lawn 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 Green Lawn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Green Lawn Cemetery:
41.0336, -94.1858
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Green Lawn Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Green Lawn Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in Creston. Creston lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of the Green Lawn Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Green Lawn Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Green Lawn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Green Lawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Norris Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- County Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The County Home Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
- Abel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Abel Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel Cemetery
- Brown Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Brown Family Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Family Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Otterbein Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Otterbein Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterbein Cemetery
- West Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The West Union Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Groesbeck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Groesbeck Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groesbeck Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bragg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bragg Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg Cemetery
- Dodge Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Dodge Center Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Center Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Thayer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Thayer Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Claypool Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Claypool Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Cemetery
- Lorimor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Lorimor Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorimor Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Green Lawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Green Lawn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Afton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Arispe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Arispe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arispe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Thayer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Thayer is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- East Creston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Creston is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Creston
- Shannon City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shannon City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Lorimor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lorimor is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorimor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Creston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hopeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hopeville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Tingley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Zion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zion is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Murray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Murray is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
- Macksburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Macksburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Ellston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ellston is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
- Barney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Barney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Cromwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cromwell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Kent
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kent is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Knowlton ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Knowlton is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
- Hebron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hebron is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Ord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ord is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
- Orient
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Diagonal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beaconsfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beaconsfield is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaconsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Lacelle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lacelle is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacelle
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 Green Lawn 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 Green Lawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Afton
- Arispe
- Creston
- Cromwell
- Diagonal
- East Peru
- Ellston
- Grand River
- Kent
- Kent lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Green Lawn Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kent.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Knowlton - Historic
- Lorimor
- Macksburg
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- Orient
- Shannon City
- Tingley
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 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 Green Lawn 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 Green Lawn Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #457103 (Green Lawn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #457103 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: 373 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Afton
- Location given for Green Lawn Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0336019 Lon: -94.1857859
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 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 from Point A (ie- Green Lawn 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> | 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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