A visit to the Melbourne Memorial Garden 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 Melbourne Memorial Garden Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Melbourne Memorial Garden Cemetery:
41.9350, -93.0916
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Melbourne Memorial Garden Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Melbourne Memorial Garden Cemetery is located in Marshall County<2>.
The county seat for Marshall County is located in Marshalltown. Marshalltown lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast of the Melbourne Memorial Garden Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Melbourne Memorial Garden Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Melbourne Memorial Garden Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Melbourne Memorial Garden Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Wilkey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilkey Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkey Cemetery
- Logan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Logan Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Cemetery
- Nicholls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Nicholls Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholls Cemetery
- Eden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Eden Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- County Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The County Home Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- St. John's UCC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- LaMoille Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The LaMoille Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaMoille Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hillside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Barbee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Barbee Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbee Cemetery
- Restland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Graceland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- Methodist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Methodist Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
- Center School Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Center School Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center School 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 Melbourne Memorial Garden Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Melbourne Memorial Garden Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Melbourne
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Malta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Malta is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- State Center Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rhodes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rhodes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Haverhill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Luray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Luray is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- State Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- LaMoille
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- LaMoille is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaMoille
- Baxter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Laurel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Laurel is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Clyde
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clyde is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Collins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Collins is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ferguson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ferguson is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Marietta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marietta is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Ira
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ira is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Clemons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Clemons is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Marshalltown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Colo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Albion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Anthony
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Anthony is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
- Dillon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dillon is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Mingo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Green Castle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Green Castle is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle
- Goddard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Goddard is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
- Dunbar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dunbar is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
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 Melbourne Memorial Garden Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marshall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Melbourne Memorial Garden Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albion
- Albion lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Melbourne Memorial Garden Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Albion.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Baxter
- Baxter lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Melbourne Memorial Garden Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Baxter.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Collins
- Colo
- Colo lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Melbourne Memorial Garden Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Colo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colo
- Marietta
- Marshalltown
- Melbourne
- Saint Anthony
- State Center
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Melbourne Memorial Garden Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Marshall 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 Melbourne Memorial Garden Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #458954 (Melbourne Memorial Garden Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #458954 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: Marshall
- Est. Elev: 314 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Melbourne
- Location given for Melbourne Memorial Garden Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.9349884 Lon: -93.0915898
- 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 Marshall, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Melbourne Memorial Garden 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. |