A visit to the North Branch 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 North Branch Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the North Branch Cemetery:
41.4889, -94.0802
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the North Branch Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The North Branch Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Winterset. Winterset lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the North Branch Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the North Branch Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the North Branch Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from North Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Earlham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- McKibben Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McKibben Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKibben Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Worthington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Worthington Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington Cemetery
- Trester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Trester Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trester Cemetery
- Rodabough Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Rodabough Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodabough Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Longmire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Longmire Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmire Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- Old Penn Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Penn Center Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Penn Center Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Center Methodist Church Cemetery
- The Penn Center Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Penn Center Cemetery
- Blue Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Blue Ridge Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge Cemetery
- German Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Panther Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stringtown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Stringtown Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown Cemetery
- North McDonald Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Van Meter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Van Meter Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Meter Cemetery
- Otterman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Otterman Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterman Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the North Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from North Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Earlham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- DeSoto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Van Meter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Adel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wiscotta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wiscotta is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscotta
- Pitzer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pitzer is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitzer
- Redfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Booneville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Winterset
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stuart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Webster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Waukee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Panther
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Panther is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Arbor Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arbor Hill is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
- Patterson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Dallas Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Linden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Linden is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Stanzel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stanzel is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanzel
- Dale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dale is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Ord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ord is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
- Cumming
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Commerce
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Commerce is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- West Des Moines
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Menlo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 North Branch Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The North Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adel
- Adel lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the North Branch Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Adel.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
- Dallas Center
- Dexter
- Earlham
- Menlo
- Redfield
- Stuart
- Waukee
- Winterset
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 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 North Branch Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 North Branch Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #459558 (North Branch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #459558 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 323 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Earlham East
- Location given for North Branch Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4888779 Lon: -94.0802319
- 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 Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- North Branch 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. |