A visit to the Maple Hill 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 Maple Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Maple Hill Cemetery:
41.0472, -94.4611
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Maple Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in Creston. Creston lies just to the east of the Maple Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Maple Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Maple Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Maple Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lytles Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lytles Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytles Grove Cemetery
- Summit Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spaulding Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- McDuthies Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The McDuthies Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDuthies Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bohemian National Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Old Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Old Evergreen Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Evergreen Cemetery
- The Old Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Castle Cemetery
- Old Prescott Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95718 <5>
- Stringtown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ide Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Ide Family Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ide Family Cemetery
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- Prairie Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Prairie Lawn Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Lawn Cemetery
- Prescott Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Prescott Evergreen Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott Evergreen Cemetery
- The Prescott Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Evergreen Cemetery
- New Prescott Cemetery
- Prescott Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94717 <5>
- Grove Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Grove Chapel Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Chapel Cemetery
- Salem Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem Church Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Church Cemetery
- The Salem Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96275 <5>
- Morgan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Bruening Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Bruening Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruening Cemetery
- County Home Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The County Home Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen 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 Maple Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Maple Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cromwell
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cromwell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- East Creston
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Creston is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Creston
- Creston
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stringtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stringtown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Kent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kent is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Prescott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Williamson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Williamson is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
- Gilead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gilead is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Mercer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mercer is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Orient
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Carl
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carl is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Lenox
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Queen City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Queen City is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Afton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Zion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Zion is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Corning
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Shannon City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shannon City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Arispe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arispe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arispe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Mount Etna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Etna is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Clearfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Knowlton ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Knowlton is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
- Hebron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Fontanelle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fontanelle is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
- Diagonal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Greenfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bridgewater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Quincy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Quincy is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
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 Maple Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Union County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Maple Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Afton
- Arispe
- Bridgewater
- Clearfield
- Corning
- Creston
- Cromwell
- Diagonal
- Fontanelle
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Kent
- Knowlton - Historic
- Orient
- Prescott
- Shannon City
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 Maple Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Union 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 Maple Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1822991 (Maple Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1822991 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: Union
- Est. Elev: 390 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Creston West
- Location given for Maple Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0472106 Lon: -94.4610734
- 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 Union, 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- Maple Hill 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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