A visit to the Melrose 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 Melrose Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Melrose Cemetery:
42.3255, -92.9560
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Melrose Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Melrose Cemetery is located in Grundy County<2>.
The county seat for Grundy County is located in Grundy Center. Grundy Center lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Melrose Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Melrose Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Melrose Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sheller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Sheller Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheller Cemetery
- Alice Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Alice Union Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice Union Cemetery
- Buckner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Buckner Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner Cemetery
- Francisco Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Francisco Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco Cemetery
- Benson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Benson Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Cemetery
- East Lawn Memorial Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Xenia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Xenia Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia Cemetery
- Hauser Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hauser Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauser Cemetery
- Whitney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Whitney Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Cemetery
- First Christian Reformed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Steamboat Rock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eldora Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Eldora Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora Cemetery
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- Ellsworth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Ellsworth Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2228765 <5>
- Sheppard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Sheppard Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard Cemetery
- Conrad Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Conrad Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrad Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Wellsburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Wellsburg Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsburg Cemetery
- Clay Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Clay Center Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Grundy Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Palermo Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Palermo Twp. Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo Twp. Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- The Rose Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rosehill Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Melrose Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Melrose Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Whitten
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitten is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten
- Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
- Gifford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Wellsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Eldora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Conrad
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Steamboat Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Liscomb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Liscomb is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liscomb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Beaman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beaman is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Grundy Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Holland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Providence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Providence is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cleves
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cleves is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleves
- Bangor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bangor is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Abbott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Abbott is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Eagle City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle City is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Albion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lincoln
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lincoln is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Morrison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fern
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fern is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Buck Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Buck Grove is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Owasa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Owasa is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Gladbrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Robertson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Robertson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson
- Marietta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Marietta is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Ackley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Green Mountain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Mountain is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- Sinclair
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sinclair is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair
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 Melrose Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grundy County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Melrose Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ackley
- Albion
- Beaman
- Conrad
- Eldora
- Gladbrook
- Grundy Center
- Marietta
- Wellsburg
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 Melrose Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Grundy 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 Melrose Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #458958 (Melrose Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #458958 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: Grundy
- Est. Elev: 336 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ivester
- Location given for Melrose Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.3255389 Lon: -92.9560342
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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 Grundy, 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 from Point A (ie- Melrose 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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