A visit to the Independence 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 Independence Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Independence Cemetery:
41.7933, -93.1421
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Independence Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Independence Cemetery is located in Jasper County<2>.
The county seat for Jasper County is located in Newton. Newton lies just to the southeast of the Independence Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Independence Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Independence Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Independence Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Restland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Flock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Flock Cemetery is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flock Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Linder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Linder Cemetery is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linder Cemetery
- Barbee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Barbee Cemetery is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbee Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- Kintz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Kintz Cemetery is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kintz Cemetery
- Moffitt Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Moffitt Family Cemetery is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt Family Cemetery
- Wittemberg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wittemberg Cemetery is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittemberg Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Zoar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Zoar Cemetery is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Fisher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fisher Cemetery is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Newton Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Newton Union Cemetery is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Union Cemetery
- The Newton Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #213405 <5>
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Deeter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ashton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Ashton Cemetery is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton Cemetery
- The Ashton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ashton Chapel Cemetery
- Ashton Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1984941 <5>
- Greencastle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Greencastle Cemetery is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle Cemetery
- McKeever Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The McKeever Cemetery is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeever Cemetery
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Sugar Grove Cemetery is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Pleasant Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Independence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Independence Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Baxter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ira
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ira is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Goddard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Goddard is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
- Green Castle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Castle is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle
- Mingo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lambs Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lambs Grove is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Clyde
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clyde is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Metz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Metz is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Newton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rhodes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rhodes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Colfax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Valeria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Valeria is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Oswalt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oswalt is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswalt
- Melbourne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- State Center Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Collins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Collins is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Laurel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Malta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Malta is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Santiago
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Santiago is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiago
- Kellogg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Haverhill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchellville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Maxwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Luray
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Luray is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- State Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- State Center is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
- Former name for State Center:
- State Centre
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for State Center <6>
- Loring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Loring is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
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 Independence 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 Independence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Baxter
- Colfax
- Collins
- Kellogg
- Melbourne
- Mitchellville
- Newton
- Prairie City
- State Center
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Independence 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 Independence Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #457783 (Independence Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #457783 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: 297 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Baxter
- Location given for Independence Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.7933222 Lon: -93.1421454
- 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 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 from Point A (ie- Independence 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. |