A visit to the Meriden 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 Meriden Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Meriden Cemetery:
42.7869, -95.6428
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Meriden Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Meriden Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.
The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Cherokee. Cherokee lies just to the east southeast of the Meriden Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Meriden Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Meriden Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Meriden Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Mary Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mary Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Hill Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Mental Health Institute Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Memory Gardens is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Gardens
- Rock Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Rock Twp. Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Twp. Cemetery
- Cedar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedar Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cemetery
- Holy Name Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Holy Name Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Name Cemetery
- Marcus - Amherst Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- West Point Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The West Point Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point Cemetery
- Afton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Afton Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton Cemetery
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- Spring Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Spring Twp. Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Twp. Cemetery
- Spring Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Spring Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Grandview Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Meriden Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Meriden Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Meriden
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Meriden is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Mary Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mary Hill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Hill
- Cleghorn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cleghorn is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleghorn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Cherokee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Larrabee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Larrabee is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Marcus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Quimby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Quimby is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quimby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Fielding
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fielding is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielding
- Aurelia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Calumet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Calumet is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Elkton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Elkton is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Germantown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Germantown is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Paullina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Paullina is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paullina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
- Sutherland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Washta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Washta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Remsen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Peterson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alta
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Alta is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta <6>
- Granville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Granville is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 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 Meriden Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cherokee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Meriden Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alta
- Alta lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Meriden Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alta.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Aurelia
- Calumet
- Cherokee
- Holstein
- Kingsley
- Larrabee
- Marcus
- Paullina
- Peterson
- Primghar
- Remsen
- Sutherland
- Washta
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 Meriden Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Cherokee 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 Meriden Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #459004 (Meriden Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #459004 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: Cherokee
- Est. Elev: 444 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cleghorn
- Location given for Meriden Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.7869285 Lon: -95.6427872
- 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 Cherokee, 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- Meriden 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. |