A visit to the Marion 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 Marion Center Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Marion Center Cemetery:
42.7739, -93.3180
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Marion Center Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Marion Center Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Hampton. Hampton lies just to the east southeast of the Marion Center Cemetery .
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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 Marion Center Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Marion Center Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Coulter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Coulter Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulter Cemetery
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Zion Reformed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Zion Reformed Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Reformed Cemetery
- Old Chapin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Chapin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Chapin Cemetery
- St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Way Side Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Way Side Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Way Side Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Morgan Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Morgan Twp. Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Twp. Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Maynes Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Maynes Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynes Grove Cemetery
- Richland Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Towle Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Towle Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towle Cemetery
- Shobes Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Shobes Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shobes Grove Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Maysville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Maysville Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville Cemetery
- Hansell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Hansell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansell Cemetery
- Ingham Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hillside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside 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 Marion Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Marion Center Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Latimer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Coulter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coulter is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Hampton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chapin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chapin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Reeve
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reeve is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeve
- Alexander
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Alexander is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Sheffield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sheffield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
- Bradford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bradford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Hansell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Geneva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rowan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dows
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Thornton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Thornton is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
- Meservey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Meservey is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meservey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
- Popejoy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Popejoy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popejoy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Oakland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Swaledale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Swaledale is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaledale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Galt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rockwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belmond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Solberg ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Solberg is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solberg
- Faulkner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Faulkner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
- Aredale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Alden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Iowa Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dumont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dougherty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dougherty is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougherty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
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 Marion Center Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Marion Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alden
- Belmond
- Dows
- Dows lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Marion Center Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dows.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dows
- Dumont
- Hampton
- Sheffield
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 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 Marion Center Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Marion Center Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #458806 (Marion Center Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #458806 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 384 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Latimer
- Location given for Marion Center Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.7738609 Lon: -93.317981
- 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 Franklin, 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 from Point A (ie- Marion 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |