A visit to the Jerusalem 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 Jerusalem Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Jerusalem Cemetery:
41.1147, -94.3080
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Jerusalem Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in Creston. Creston lies just to the southwest of the Jerusalem Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Jerusalem Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Jerusalem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jerusalem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Prairie Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Prairie Lawn Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Lawn Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Spaulding Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- County Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The County Home Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
- Dodge Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Dodge Center Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Center Cemetery
- Kickman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Kickman Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickman Cemetery
- West Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The West Branch Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch Cemetery
- Hill of Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hill of Zion Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill of Zion Cemetery
- The Hill of Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2167201 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Wilson Chapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Orient Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Lawn Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawn Cemetery
- Bragg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Bragg Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg Cemetery
- Boone Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Boone Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Cemetery
- Moon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Moon Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Cemetery
- Kivett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Kivett Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kivett Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Jerusalem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Jerusalem Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Creston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Creston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Creston is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Creston
- Zion
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Zion is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Afton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Orient
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cromwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cromwell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Macksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Macksburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Hebron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hebron is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Arispe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arispe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arispe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Kent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kent is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Lorimor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lorimor is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorimor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Williamson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Williamson is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Shannon City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Shannon City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Thayer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thayer is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Stanzel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Stanzel is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanzel
- Gilead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gilead is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Ord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ord is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
- Greenfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Webster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Webster is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Stringtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stringtown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Barney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Barney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Prescott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Arbor Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Arbor Hill is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
- Fontanelle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fontanelle is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
- Tingley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Carl
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Carl is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
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 Jerusalem 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 Jerusalem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Afton
- Arispe
- Creston
- Cromwell
- Fontanelle
- Greenfield
- Kent
- Kent lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Jerusalem Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kent.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Lorimor
- Macksburg
- Orient
- Prescott
- Shannon City
- Tingley
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 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 Jerusalem 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 Jerusalem Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1822982 (Jerusalem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1822982 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: 387 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Creston East
- Location given for Jerusalem Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.1147116 Lon: -94.3080128
- 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jerusalem 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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