A visit to the Madison Center 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 Center Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Madison Center Cemetery:
42.0778, -91.0757
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Madison Center Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Madison Center Cemetery is located in Jones County<2>.
The county seat for Jones County is located in Anamosa. Anamosa lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Madison Center Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Madison Center Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Madison Center Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Madison Center Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Madison Village Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- North Madison Pioneer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hazel Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hazel Green Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green Cemetery
- Wyoming Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wyoming Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming Cemetery
- Edinburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Edinburg Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glenn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Glenn Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- Cady Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cady Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cady Cemetery
- South Mineral Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Town Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnson Town Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Town Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Johnstown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnstown Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown Cemetery
- Four Horn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Four Horn Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Horn Cemetery
- Amber Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Amber Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Grafft Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Grafft Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafft Cemetery
- Merritt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Merritt Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt Cemetery
- North Mineral Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scotch Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Scott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Madison Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Madison Center Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Center Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Center Junction is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Junction
- Estimated population in 2015: 111 people
- Wyoming
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Onslow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hale is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Olin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Amber
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Amber is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
- Oxford Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford Mills is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Mills
- Oxford Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford Junction is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Morley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morley is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Monmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Monmouth is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Canton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Canton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Clay Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clay Mills is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Mills
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Langworthy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Langworthy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langworthy
- Anamosa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Monticello
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stanwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clarence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Emeline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Emeline is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emeline
- Fairview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Martelle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Martelle is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Stone City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Stone City is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- Mechanicsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
- Lost Nation
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crab Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crab Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Town
- Cascade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Viola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Viola is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
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 Center Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jones County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Madison Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anamosa
- Cascade
- Clarence
- Lost Nation
- Mechanicsville
- Monmouth
- Monticello
- Olin
- Olin lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Madison Center Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Olin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
- Stanwood
- Wyoming
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 Madison Center Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Jones 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 Center Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #458720 (Madison Center Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #458720 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: Jones
- Est. Elev: 288 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wyoming West
- Location given for Madison Center Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.0777886 Lon: -91.0757061
- 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 Jones, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Madison Center 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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