A visit to the Hale 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 Hale Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hale Cemetery:
42.0167, -91.0602
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hale Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hale Cemetery is located in Jones County<2>.
The county seat for Jones County is located in Anamosa. Anamosa lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Hale Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hale Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Hale Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hale Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Madison Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Madison Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glenn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Glenn Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Cemetery
- Olin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Diamond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Diamond Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Cemetery
- Oxford Junction Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wyoming Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Wyoming Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Merritt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Merritt Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt Cemetery
- Mayflower Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mayflower Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Cemetery
- North Madison Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hazel Green Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hazel Green Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green Cemetery
- Dayton Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cady Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Cady Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cady Cemetery
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- Grafft Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Grafft Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafft Cemetery
- Onion Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Onion Grove Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onion Grove Cemetery
- Brink Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Green Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Green Center Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Green Center Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Olin.
- The Green Center Cemetery has also been known as:
- Center Cemetery
- Center Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94443 <5>
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Clarence Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Clarence Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- South Mineral Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Mineral Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Town Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Town Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Town Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hale Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hale Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hale is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Olin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wyoming
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oxford Junction is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Center Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Center Junction is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Junction
- Estimated population in 2015: 111 people
- Oxford Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford Mills is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Mills
- Onslow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clarence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stanwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Amber
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Amber is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
- Morley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Morley is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Monmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Monmouth is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Baldwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mechanicsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
- Lowden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Toronto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Toronto is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Lost Nation
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Canton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Canton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Clay Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clay Mills is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Mills
- Anamosa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Langworthy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Langworthy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langworthy
- Fairview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Buckhorn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Buckhorn is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Emeline
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Emeline is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emeline
- Martelle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Martelle is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
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 Hale Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jones County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hale Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anamosa
- Clarence
- Lost Nation
- Lowden
- Mechanicsville
- Monmouth
- Olin
- Olin lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Hale Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Olin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
- Stanwood
- Wyoming
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Hale Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Jones 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 Hale Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #457201 (Hale Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #457201 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: Jones
- Est. Elev: 244 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wyoming West
- Location given for Hale Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.0166802 Lon: -91.060152
- 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 Jones, 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- Hale 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |