A visit to the Messenger 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 Messenger Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Messenger Cemetery:
41.7528, -94.2919
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Messenger Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Messenger Cemetery is located in Guthrie County<2>.
The county seat for Guthrie County is located in Guthrie Center. Guthrie Center lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Messenger Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Messenger Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Messenger Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Messenger Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- PLeasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Yale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Yale Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale Cemetery
- Brethren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Brethren Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brethren Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Richland Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Richland Memorial Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Memorial Cemetery
- The Richland Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Richland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95938 <5>
- West Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The West Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- West Linn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The West Linn Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Linn Cemetery
- Vandevanter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Vandevanter Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandevanter Cemetery
- Dallas Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Dallas Twp. Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas Twp. Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Moffit Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Moffit Grove Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffit Grove Cemetery
- Van Order Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Van Order Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Order Cemetery
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- Victory Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
- Valleyview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Valleyview Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview Cemetery
- Angus Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Angus Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus Cemetery
- Bower Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Bower Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower Cemetery
- Dodge Center Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Morrisburg Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Morrisburg Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisburg Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Panther Creek Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Highview Memorial Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mowrer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Mowrer Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowrer Cemetery
- Van Horn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Van Horn Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Horn Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Messenger Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Messenger Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Yale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Yale is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Panora
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Herndon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Herndon is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Jamaica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Linden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Linden is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Dawson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Bagley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bagley is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Panther
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Panther is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Guthrie Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cooper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cooper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Dale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dale is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Perry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Glendon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glendon is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendon
- Redfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wiscotta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wiscotta is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscotta
- Minburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Minburn is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
- Rippey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rippey is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Bayard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Menlo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dexter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Adel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bouton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berkley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berkley is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33 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 Messenger Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Guthrie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Messenger Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adel
- Adel lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Messenger Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Adel.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
- Bagley
- Bayard
- Bouton
- Dallas Center
- Dexter
- Guthrie Center
- Menlo
- Menlo lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Messenger Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Menlo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
- Minburn
- Panora
- Perry
- Perry lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Messenger Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Perry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Redfield
- Stuart
- Yale
- Yale lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Messenger Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Yale.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Messenger Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Guthrie 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 Messenger Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1996159 (Messenger Cemetery (historical))
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1996159 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: Guthrie
- Est. Elev: 338 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Yale
- Location given for Messenger Cemetery (historical):
- Lat: 41.7527643 Lon: -94.2919082
- 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 Guthrie, 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- Messenger 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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