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A visit to the Melville Township Cemetery ...


The location of the Melville Twp. Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Melville Twp. Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Melville Twp. Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Melville Twp. Cemetery

Lat:   41.7439°   (41° 44' 38")

Lon:   -94.8016°   (-94° 48' 5")

The Melville Twp. Cemetery is located in Audubon County<2>.

The county seat for Audubon County is located in Audubon. Audubon lies just to the west southwest of the Melville Twp. Cemetery .

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 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 Melville Twp. Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Audubon County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Melville Twp. Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Melville Twp. Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Melville Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Audubon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Ross
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
      • Ross is located in Audubon County
    • Hamlin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
      • Hamlin is located in Audubon County
    • North Branch
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
      • North Branch is located in Guthrie County
    • Exira
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exira have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exira
      • Exira is located in Audubon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exira <4>
    • Coon Rapids
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coon Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Rapids
      • Coon Rapids is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,221 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coon Rapids <4>
    • Gray
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
      • Gray is located in Audubon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <4>
    • Dedham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Bayard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Templeton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Templeton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
      • Templeton is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Templeton <4>
    • Brayton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Fiscus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fiscus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiscus
      • Fiscus is located in Audubon County
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Kimballton
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Elk Horn
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Horn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Horn
        • Elk Horn is located in Shelby County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Horn <4>
      • Guthrie Center
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guthrie Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie Center
        • Guthrie Center is located in Guthrie County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guthrie Center <4>
      • Willey
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willey
        • Willey is located in Carroll County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
      • Manning
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manning have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
        • Manning is located in Carroll County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,403 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manning <4>
      • Roselle
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselle
        • Roselle is located in Carroll County
      • Adair
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adair have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
        • Adair is located in Guthrie County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adair <4>
      • Botna
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botna
        • Botna is located in Shelby County
      • Anita
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anita have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
        • Anita is located in Cass County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 898 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anita <4>
      • Halbur
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halbur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halbur
        • Halbur is located in Carroll County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
      • Bagley
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bagley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
        • Bagley is located in Guthrie County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
      • Aspinwall
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aspinwall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspinwall
        • Aspinwall is located in Crawford County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 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 Melville Twp. Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Audubon County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Melville Twp. Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Anita
      • Anita lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Melville Twp. Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Anita.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
    • Audubon
    • Bagley
      • Bagley lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Melville Twp. Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bagley.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
    • Bayard
      • Bayard lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Melville Twp. Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bayard.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
    • Casey
      • Casey lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Melville Twp. Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Casey.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
    • Exira
      • Exira lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Melville Twp. Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Exira.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exira
    • Glidden
    • Guthrie Center
    • Irwin
      • Irwin lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Melville Twp. Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Irwin.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
    • Kimballton
    • Manning

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Melville Twp. Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Melville Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Luccocks Grove Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Luccocks Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Luccocks Grove Cemetery is located in Audubon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Luccocks Grove Cemetery
    • Viola Center Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Viola Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Viola Center Cemetery is located in Audubon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Viola Center Cemetery
    • Union Twp. Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Twp. Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Twp. Cemetery
    • Aretas Lodge Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aretas Lodge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Aretas Lodge Cemetery is located in Audubon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aretas Lodge Cemetery
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Audubon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Arlington Heights Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arlington Heights Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Arlington Heights Cemetery is located in Audubon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arlington Heights Cemetery
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Audubon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Tuttles Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Danish Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Danish Cemetery is located in Audubon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danish Cemetery
    • Bear Grove Twp. Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bear Grove Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bear Grove Twp. Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bear Grove Twp. Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Orange Twp. Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Orange Twp. Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
      • The Orange Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Orange Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orange Twp. Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95737 <6>
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Cameron Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cameron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cameron Cemetery is located in Audubon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cameron Cemetery
      • Wichita Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wichita Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wichita Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wichita Cemetery
      • Dedham Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dedham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dedham Cemetery is located in Carroll County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dedham Cemetery
      • St. Josephs Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Carroll County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
      • Exira Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Exira Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Exira Cemetery is located in Audubon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Exira Cemetery
      • Sutton Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sutton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sutton Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sutton Cemetery
      • Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Audubon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
      • Douglas Twp. Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Douglas Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Douglas Twp. Cemetery is located in Audubon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglas Twp. Cemetery
      • Ebenezer Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Audubon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
      • Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery is located in Audubon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery
      • Holy Trinity Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Audubon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Cemetery
      • Bear Grove Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bear Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bear Grove Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bear Grove Cemetery
      • Coon Rapids Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Hill Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Carroll County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Melville Twp. Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #463380  (Melville Township Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #463380 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Gardner
      • County: Audubon         Elev: 427
      • Location given for GNIS #463380 (Melville Township Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

    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 Audubon, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Melville Twp. Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7439, Longitude: -94.8016       In this case, the coordinates for the Melville Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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