A visit to the Lincoln 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 Lincoln Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lincoln Cemetery:
41.9236, -93.6099
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lincoln Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Story County<2>.
The county seat for Story County is located in Nevada. Nevada lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Lincoln Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lincoln 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 Lincoln Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lincoln Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ballard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Ballard Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Fjelberg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Fjelberg Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fjelberg Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Cambridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cambridge Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Cemetery
- Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sheldahl Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Sheldahl Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldahl Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sheldahl Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Slater.
- The Sheldahl Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sheldahl Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2365467 <5>
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethlehem Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Slater.
- The Bethlehem Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2221299 <5>
- Slater Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Slater Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slater Cemetery
- Sunday Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sunday Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunday Cemetery
- Sheldahl Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Sheldahl Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldahl Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sheldahl Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Sheldahl.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96327 <5>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- College Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The College Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Cemetery
- Willie Coons Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Willie Coons Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willie Coons Cemetery
- The Willie Coons Cemetery has also been known as:
- Willie Coons Farm Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2360820 <5>
- White Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The White Oak Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the White Oak Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Elkhart.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1094445 <5>
- Center Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Center Grove Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove Cemetery
- Ames Municipal Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ontario Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Ontario Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario Cemetery
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Garden Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Keller Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Bloomington Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington 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 Lincoln Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lincoln Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Midvale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Midvale is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Huxley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kelley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Slater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cambridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sheldahl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sheldahl is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldahl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Shipley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shipley is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipley
- Ames
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Alleman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Alleman is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
- Ontario
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ontario is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Polk City Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Polk City Junction is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk City Junction
- Elkhart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Loring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Loring is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- Iowa Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Iowa Center is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Center
- Nevada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Madrid
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Polk City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maxwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Luther
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Luther is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- High Bridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- High Bridge is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
- Jordan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jordan is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Gilbert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Andrews
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Andrews is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Ankeny
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Zenorsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Zenorsville is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenorsville
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 Lincoln Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Story County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lincoln Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ames
- Ankeny
- Madrid
- Nevada
- Polk City
- Slater
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Lincoln Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Story 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 Lincoln Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #458357 (Lincoln Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #458357 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: Story
- Est. Elev: 305 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Huxley
- Location given for Lincoln Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.9235981 Lon: -93.6099402
- 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 Story, 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 from Point A (ie- Lincoln 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. |