A visit to the Le Grand Friends 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 Le Grand Friends Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Le Grand Friends Cemetery:
42.0061, -92.7858
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Le Grand Friends Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Le Grand Friends Cemetery is located in Marshall County<2>.
The county seat for Marshall County is located in Marshalltown. Marshalltown lies just to the west northwest of the Le Grand Friends Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Le Grand Friends Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Le Grand Friends Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Le Grand Friends Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Bowles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bowles Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowles Cemetery
- Stavanger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Stavanger Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stavanger Cemetery
- Butlerville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Butlerville Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville Cemetery
- Wallin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wallin Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallin Cemetery
- Rock Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Rock Valley Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley Cemetery
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph's German Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Murty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Murty Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murty Cemetery
- Dodson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dodson Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
- Iowa River Brethren Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Iowa River Brethren Church Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa River Brethren Church Cemetery
- The Iowa River Brethren Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Iowa River Brethren Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #951271 <5>
- Strand Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- Rose Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rouse Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Rouse Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouse Cemetery
- Rock Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rock Valley Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley Cemetery
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Cemetery
- Green Mtn. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Green Mtn. Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mtn. Cemetery
- Timber Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Timber Creek Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Creek Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Le Grand Friends Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Le Grand Friends Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Le Grand
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dillon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dillon is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Dunbar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dunbar is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Montour
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ferguson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ferguson is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Green Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Green Mountain is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- Marshalltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gilman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gilman is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Garwin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Garwin is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Haverhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Toledo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Tama
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Luray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Luray is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Newburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Newburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Gladbrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Albion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marietta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marietta is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- LaMoille
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- LaMoille is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaMoille
- State Center Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Beaman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Beaman is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Conrad
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sheridan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sheridan is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Gladstone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gladstone is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
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 Le Grand Friends Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marshall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Le Grand Friends Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albion
- Beaman
- Conrad
- Conrad lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Le Grand Friends Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Conrad.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrad
- Gilman
- Gladbrook
- Le Grand
- Marietta
- Marshalltown
- Melbourne
- Montour
- Tama
- Tama lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Le Grand Friends Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tama.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tama
- Toledo
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Le Grand Friends Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Marshall 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 Le Grand Friends Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1997239 (Le Grand Friends Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1997239 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: Marshall
- Est. Elev: 281 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Le Grand
- Location given for Le Grand Friends Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.0061002 Lon: -92.7857539
- 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 Marshall, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Le Grand Friends 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. |