A visit to the McGinnis 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 McGinnis Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McGinnis Cemetery:
41.3522, -93.8933
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McGinnis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McGinnis Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Winterset. Winterset lies just to the west of the McGinnis Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McGinnis Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the McGinnis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McGinnis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Montpelier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Neal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Neal Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
- Farris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Farris Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farris Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- Close Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Close Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Close Cemetery
- Blair Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Blair Chapel Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Chapel Cemetery
- Brush Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Brush Ridge Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Ridge Cemetery
- Jefferson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Cemetery
- Primitive Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- King Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The King Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Sayre Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sayre Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre Cemetery
- North McDonald Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Winterset City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Winterset City Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterset City Cemetery
- The Winterset City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rock City Cemetery
- Winterset Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #167485 <5>
- Viney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Viney Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viney Cemetery
- St. Charles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Charles Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Charles Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Beardsley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Beardsley Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardsley Cemetery
- Dillman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Dillman Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillman Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McGinnis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McGinnis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Patterson
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Patterson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Bevington
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Winterset
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Churchville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Churchville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
- East Peru
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Peru is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peru
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Saint Marys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Saint Marys is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Martensdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Prole
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prole is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prole
- Truro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ord is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
- Cumming
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Booneville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Van Meter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- DeSoto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Orillia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Orillia is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orillia
- Barney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- New Virginia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Norwalk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Commerce
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Commerce is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Lakewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lakewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- West Des Moines
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Earlham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pitzer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pitzer is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitzer
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 McGinnis Cemetery. The following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McGinnis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Earlham
- East Peru
- Truro
- Truro lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the McGinnis Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Truro.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
- Winterset
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 McGinnis Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 McGinnis Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1823038 (McGinnis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1823038 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 299 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Patterson
- Location given for McGinnis Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.3522132 Lon: -93.8932805
- 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 Madison, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McGinnis 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. |