A visit to the Madison 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 Madison Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Madison Cemetery:
42.6869, -92.9674
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Madison Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Madison Cemetery is located in Butler County<2>.
The county seat for Butler County is located in Allison. Allison lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Madison Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Madison Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Madison Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Madison Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Washington Reform Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dumont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Dumont Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont Cemetery
- Hitesville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hitesville Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesville Cemetery
- Harlan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Harlan Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan Cemetery
- Bethel Reform Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- South Bristow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fourmile Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Old Bristow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Bristow Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bristow Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Needham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Needham Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Cemetery
- Lindenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Lindenwood Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenwood Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Memorial Park is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hansell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Hansell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansell Cemetery
- Ingham Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Monroe Twp. Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Twp. Cemetery
- St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Redding Cemetery
- Oak Wood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Butler Center Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Allison Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Allison Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Allison Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Allison.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94157 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Madison Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Madison Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kesley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kesley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesley
- Dumont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bristow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bristow is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Faulkner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Faulkner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
- Austinville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Austinville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Aplington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hansell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Geneva
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Butler Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Butler Center is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Center
- Allison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ackley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aredale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Parkersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Buck Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buck Grove is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Coster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Coster is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Bradford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bradford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Robertson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Robertson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson
- Abbott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Abbott is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Reeve
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Reeve is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeve
- Cleves
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cleves is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleves
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 Madison Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Butler County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Madison Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ackley
- Allison
- Aplington
- Butler Center
- Clarksville
- Dumont
- Greene
- Hampton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Madison Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Butler 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 Madison Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #458717 (Madison Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #458717 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: Butler
- Est. Elev: 310 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dumont South
- Location given for Madison Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.6869199 Lon: -92.9674191
- 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 Butler, 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- Madison 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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