A visit to the McMichael 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 McMichael Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McMichael Cemetery:
42.0789, -93.5844
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McMichael Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McMichael Cemetery is located in Story County<2>.
The county seat for Story County is located in Nevada. Nevada lies just to the east southeast of the McMichael Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McMichael Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the McMichael Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McMichael Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bloomington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bloomington Cemetery is also located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington Cemetery
- Brouhard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Brouhard Cemetery is also located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brouhard Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Born Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Born Cemetery is also located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Born Cemetery
- Baldus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Baldus Cemetery is also located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldus Cemetery
- Gilbert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gilbert Cemetery is also located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Cemetery
- Ames Municipal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- South St. Petri Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- College Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The College Cemetery is also located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Cemetery
- Sheffield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sheffield Cemetery is also located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Cemetery
- Ontario Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ontario Cemetery is also located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario Cemetery
- Sunday Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sunday Cemetery is also located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunday Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Knoll Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Knoll Cemetery is also located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoll Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Center Cemetery is also located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Memory Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Roland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Roland Cemetery is also located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is also located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nevada Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Nevada Cemetery is also located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada Cemetery
- St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sowers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Sowers Cemetery is also located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers Cemetery
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]<3> of the McMichael Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McMichael Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gilbert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ames
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ames is also located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,033 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ames <6>
- Ontario
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ontario is also located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Shipley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shipley is also located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipley
- Nevada
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roland is also located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
- Story City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Zenorsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Zenorsville is also located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenorsville
- Kelley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fernald
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fernald is also located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald
- Jordan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jordan is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Midvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Midvale is also located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mackey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mackey is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- McCallsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- McCallsburg is also located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Randall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Randall is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Huxley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cambridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Iowa Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Iowa Center is also located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Center
- Former name for Iowa Center:
- Iowa Centre
- Luther
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Luther is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Slater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Colo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jewell is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
- Jewell has also been known as:
- Jewell Junction
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jewell <6>
- Sheldahl
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sheldahl is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldahl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Zearing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Garden City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Boone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 McMichael Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Story County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McMichael Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ames
- Ames lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the McMichael Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ames.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Boone
- Colo
- Colo lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the McMichael Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Colo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colo
- Jewell
- McCallsburg
- Nevada
- Randall
- Roland
- Slater
- Story City
- Zearing
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 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 McMichael Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Story 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 McMichael Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1999510 (McMichael Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1999510 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: Story
- Est. Elev: 312 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ames East
- Location given for McMichael Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.0788746 Lon: -93.5843829
- 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 Story, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McMichael 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. |