A visit to the Melville Township 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 Melville Twp. Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Melville Twp. Cemetery:
41.7439, -94.8016
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Melville Twp. Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on the Melville Twp. Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Melville Twp. Cemetery.<4>
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)
- Viola Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Viola Center Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola Center Cemetery
- Union Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Union Twp. Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Twp. Cemetery
- Aretas Lodge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Aretas Lodge Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aretas Lodge Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Arlington Heights Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Tuttles Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Danish Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Danish Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Cemetery
- Bear Grove Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Orange Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Orange Twp. Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Twp. Cemetery
- The Orange Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Orange Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95737 <5>
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- Cameron Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Cameron Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron Cemetery
- Wichita Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Wichita Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wichita Cemetery
- Dedham Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Dedham Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Exira Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Exira Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exira Cemetery
- Sutton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
- Douglas Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Douglas Twp. Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Twp. Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Bear Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bear Grove Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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)
- Ross is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Hamlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hamlin is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
- North Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Branch is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
- Exira
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Coon Rapids
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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)
- Brayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fiscus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fiscus is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiscus
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Kimballton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Horn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Guthrie Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Willey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Willey is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Manning
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roselle
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Roselle is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselle
- Adair
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Botna
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Botna is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botna
- Anita
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Halbur
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Halbur is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halbur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Bagley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bagley is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Aspinwall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Aspinwall is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspinwall
- 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
- 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
- Kimballton
- Manning
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 helpful 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 Melville Twp. Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Audubon 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 Melville Twp. Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #463380 (Melville Township Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #463380 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: Audubon
- Est. Elev: 427 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gardner
- Location given for Melville Township Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.7438751 Lon: -94.8016492
- 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 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- Melville Twp. 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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