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A visit to the Mount Auburn Cemetery ...


The location of the Mt. Auburn 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 Mt. Auburn Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Auburn Cemetery

Lat:   42.2528°   (42° 15' 10")

Lon:   -92.0899°   (-92° 5' 23")

The Mt. Auburn Cemetery is located in Benton County<2>.

The county seat for Benton County is located in Vinton. Vinton lies just to the south southeast of the Mt. Auburn 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 professional and volunteer 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 Mt. Auburn Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Benton 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 Mt. Auburn 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 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Auburn Cemetery.

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

    • Mount Auburn
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
      • Mount Auburn is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
    • Brandon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
      • Brandon is located in Buchanan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
    • La Porte City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Garrison
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
      • Garrison is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
    • Vinton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jubilee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jubilee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
      • Jubilee is located in Black Hawk County
    • Benton City ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
      • Benton City is located in Benton County
    • Urbana
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
      • Urbana is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <4>
    • Spencers Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Grove
      • Spencers Grove is located in Benton County
    • Dysart
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dysart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysart
      • Dysart is located in Tama County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,311 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dysart <4>
    • Gilbertville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbertville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
      • Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
    • Rowley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowley
      • Rowley is located in Buchanan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowley <4>
    • Continue List   (17 more) ...
      • Eagle Center
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Center
        • Eagle Center is located in Black Hawk County
      • Shellsburg
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Walker
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
        • Walker is located in Linn County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
      • Jesup
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jesup have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesup
        • Jesup is located in Black Hawk County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,711 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jesup <4>
      • Van Horne
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Horne
        • Van Horne is located in Benton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 646 people
      • Raymond
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
        • Raymond is located in Black Hawk County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
      • Center Point
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
        • Center Point is located in Linn County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Point <4>
      • Elk Run Heights
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Run Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Heights
        • Elk Run Heights is located in Black Hawk County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
      • Keystone
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
        • Keystone is located in Benton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keystone <4>
      • Newhall
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newhall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
        • Newhall is located in Benton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newhall <4>
      • Independence
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Evansdale
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evansdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansdale
        • Evansdale is located in Black Hawk County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,734 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evansdale <4>
      • Traer
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Dewar
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
        • Dewar is located in Black Hawk County
      • Palo
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo
        • Palo is located in Linn County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,075 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palo <4>
      • Quasqueton
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Blessing
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blessing
        • Blessing is located in Black Hawk County

    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 Mt. Auburn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Benton County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Auburn Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Mt. Auburn Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Engledow Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Engledow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Engledow Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Engledow Cemetery
    • Greenwall Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenwall Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwall Cemetery
    • Pratt Creek Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pratt Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pratt Creek Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pratt Creek Cemetery
    • Westview Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Westview Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westview Cemetery
    • Bear Creek Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bear Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bear Creek Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 Black Hawk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Carlisle Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carlisle Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carlisle Grove Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carlisle Grove Cemetery
    • Maplewood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maplewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Pettit Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pettit Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pettit Hill Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pettit Hill Cemetery
    • First Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the First Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The First Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Cemetery
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Jefferson Twp. Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jefferson Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jefferson Twp. Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jefferson Twp. Cemetery
      • Evergreen Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Benton County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Vinton.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94709 <6>
      • Spring Creek Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Creek Cemetery
      • Garrison Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Garrison Cemetery is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garrison Cemetery
      • Bear Creek School Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bear Creek School Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bear Creek School Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bear Creek School Cemetery
      • Shady Grove Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
      • Anton Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Anton Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anton Cemetery
      • Ramthun Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ramthun Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ramthun Cemetery is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ramthun Cemetery
      • Urmy Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Urmy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Urmy Cemetery is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Urmy Cemetery
      • Big Grove Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Van Metre Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Metre Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Van Metre Cemetery is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Metre Cemetery
      • Plum Grove Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plum Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Plum Grove Cemetery is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plum Grove Cemetery
      • Cox Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • The Cox Cemetery is located in Benton County
        • The Cox Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Primmer Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1593452 <6>
      • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Lutheran 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 Mt. Auburn Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2000361  (Mount Auburn Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #2000361 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: Brandon
      • County: Benton         Elev: 262
      • Location given for GNIS #2000361 (Mount Auburn 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 Benton, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mt. Auburn Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2528, Longitude: -92.0899       In this case, the coordinates for the Mt. Auburn 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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