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:
41.3576, -92.6887
The Madison Cemetery is located in Mahaska County<1>.
The county seat for Mahaska County is located in Oskaloosa. Oskaloosa lies just to the south southeast 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 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> of the Madison Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Madison Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Prine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oskaloosa Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Center Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fishville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Evans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Centennial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Butler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beacon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- University Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Creek Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Mahaska County Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weatherwax Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Weatherwax Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherwax Cemetery
- Olivet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- De Long Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- McGlasson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- McDonald Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- New Sharon Friends Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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]<2> of the Madison Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Madison Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lacey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fishville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Evans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oskaloosa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beacon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- University Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Olivet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Sharon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Union Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Givin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Keomah Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Peoria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Taintor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tracy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lakonta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wright
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Exeelsior
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Harvey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Harvey is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Pella
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cedar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Indianapolis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bussey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eddyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Howell ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Howell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
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 Mahaska County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Madison Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bussey
- Eddyville
- Oskaloosa
- Pella
- Pella lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Madison Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pella.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
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 professional and volunteer 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 Madison Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Mahaska 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 #458715 (Madison Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #458715 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: Mahaska
- Est. Elev: 242 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oskaloosa
- Location given for Madison Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.3577814 Lon: -92.6882486
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Mahaska, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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- Madison Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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