A visit to the Griffis 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 Griffis Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Griffis Cemetery (FG ID #94960).
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 Griffis Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Griffis Cemetery:
41.5252, -93.2143
The Griffis Cemetery is located in Jasper County<2>.
The county seat for Jasper County is located in Newton. Newton lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Griffis Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Griffis Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Griffis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Griffis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hughes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Ritter - Worth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dowler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Dowler Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowler Cemetery
- Waveland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Westview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Westview Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Cemetery
- Vandalia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Vandalia Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia Cemetery
- Dunreath Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dunreath Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunreath Cemetery
- Monroe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Seay Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Seay Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seay Cemetery
- Spurgeon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Spurgeon Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon Cemetery
- Gifford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Prairie Belle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lowman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Murray Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Murray Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Cemetery
- Swan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Swan Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Cemetery
- Rees Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Rees Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rees Cemetery
- Mound Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wheeling Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Wheeling Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling Cemetery
- Red Rock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Red Rock Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock Cemetery
- Mikesell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mikesell Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikesell Cemetery
- Gibbens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pendroy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Pendroy Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendroy Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Griffis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Griffis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Percy ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Percy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
- Vandalia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Prairie City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Monroe
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Swan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Runnells
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasantville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cordova
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cordova is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Hartford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Otley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reasnor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Metz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Colfax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Adelphi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oswalt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mitchellville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Palmyra
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sandyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Goddard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Galesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lambs Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rising Sun
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Carlisle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Knoxville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Valeria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Valeria is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Newton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Santiago
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Levey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Levey is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levey
- Green Castle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Griffis Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jasper County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Griffis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Colfax
- Knoxville
- Mitchellville
- Monroe
- Newton
- Pleasantville
- Prairie City
- Runnells
- Swan
- Swan lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Griffis Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Swan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
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 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 Griffis Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Jasper 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 Griffis Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #94960
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #457147 (Griffis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #457147 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: Jasper
- Est. Elev: 273 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Prairie City
- Location given for Griffis Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5255462 Lon: -93.2143719
- 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 Jasper, 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- Griffis 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. |