A visit to the Memorial 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 Memorial Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Memorial Cemetery:
41.0794, -95.0089
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Memorial Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Memorial Cemetery is located in Montgomery County<2>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Red Oak. Red Oak lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Memorial Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Memorial Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Memorial Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tabor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Tabor Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor Cemetery
- Indian Burial Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Indian Burial Ground is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Burial Ground
- Pilot Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pilot Grove Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove Cemetery
- Bolt Family Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sciola Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Douglas Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Douglas Twp. Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Twp. Cemetery
- Old East Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Old East Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old East Cemetery
- Grant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Pilot Grove Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mission Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mission Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Cemetery
- Arlington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Arlington Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Cemetery
- Larson Burial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Larson Burial Gardens is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larson Burial Gardens
- The Larson Burial Gardens has also been known as:
- Mormon Pioneer Cemetery
- Norway Cemetery
- Norwegian Cemetery
- Rockdale Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96481 <5>
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Strand Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lowman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Lowman Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowman Cemetery
- Mrs. Frank Hacffich & Infant Grave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Frankfort Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Frankfort Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Cemetery
- Mamre Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mamre Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamre Cemetery
- Lincoln Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hillside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Mamrelund Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mamrelund Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamrelund Cemetery
- Findley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Findley Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findley Cemetery
- Noble Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sciola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sciola is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciola
- Tenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenville
- Grant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Grant is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Strand
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Strand is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strand
- Lincoln Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Center is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
- Stanton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Carbon is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Elliott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clarinda Junction ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clarinda Junction is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarinda Junction
- Villisca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lyman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lyman is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Red Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Nodaway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nodaway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Quincy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Quincy is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Griswold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brooks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brooks is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Mount Etna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Etna is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Hepburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hepburn is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Corning
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dewey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dewey is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
- Cumberland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Lewis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Iveyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Iveyville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iveyville
- Queen City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Queen City is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
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 Memorial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montgomery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Corning
- Elliott
- Grant
- Grant lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Memorial Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Grant.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Griswold
- Lewis
- Lewis lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Memorial Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lewis.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Massena
- Nodaway
- Red Oak
- Stanton
- Villisca
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 Memorial Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Montgomery 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 Memorial Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #458963 (Memorial Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #458963 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: Montgomery
- Est. Elev: 355 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wallin
- Location given for Memorial Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0794342 Lon: -95.0088749
- 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 Montgomery, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Memorial 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. |