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A visit to the North McDonald Cemetery ...

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 North McDonald Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the North McDonald Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the North McDonald Cemetery

Lat:   41.4228°   (41° 25' 22")

Lon:   -93.9730°   (-93° 58' 22")

The North McDonald Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.

The county seat for Madison County is located in Winterset. Winterset lies just to the south southwest of the North McDonald Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the North McDonald Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Powell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Powell Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Rodabough Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rodabough Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rodabough Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rodabough Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Trester Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trester Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Trester Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Farris Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Farris Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Jefferson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jefferson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jefferson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • 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 Madison County
  • Neal Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Neal Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • German Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The German Lutheran Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Bennett Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bennett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bennett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bennett Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Blue Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blue Ridge Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Primitive Baptist Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Primitive Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Primitive Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Primitive Baptist Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Worthington Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Worthington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Worthington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Worthington Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Winterset City Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winterset City Cemetery
      • The Winterset City Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • The Winterset City Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Rock City Cemetery
      • Winterset Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #167485 <5>
    • McGinnis Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGinnis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGinnis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McGinnis Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Montpelier Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • United Brethren Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Brethren Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the United Brethren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The United Brethren Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Clayton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clayton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clayton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clayton Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • North Branch Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Branch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Branch Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Stringtown Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stringtown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stringtown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stringtown Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • McDonald Chase Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDonald Chase Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDonald Chase Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McDonald Chase Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Van Meter Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Meter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Meter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Van Meter Cemetery is located in Dallas County

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 McDonald Cemetery.

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

  • Winterset
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Patterson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
    • Patterson is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
  • DeSoto
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Van Meter
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Booneville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Earlham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlham
    • Earlham is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,409 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlham <6>
  • Bevington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bevington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevington
    • Bevington is located in Warren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bevington <6>
  • Pitzer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pitzer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitzer
    • Pitzer is located in Madison County
  • Churchville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
    • Churchville is located in Warren County
  • Cumming
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumming have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumming
    • Cumming is located in Warren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumming <6>
  • Ord
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ord. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
    • Ord is located in Madison County
  • Saint Charles
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
    • Saint Charles is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 656 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <6>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Martensdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martensdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martensdale
      • Martensdale is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martensdale <6>
    • Prole
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prole have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prole
      • Prole is located in Warren County
    • Adel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
      • Adel is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,607 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adel <6>
    • East Peru
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Peru. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peru
      • East Peru is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
    • Orillia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orillia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orillia
      • Orillia is located in Warren County
    • Commerce
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Commerce. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
      • Commerce is located in Polk County
    • Waukee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Webster
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
      • Webster is located in Madison County
    • Saint Marys
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
      • Saint Marys is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
    • West Des Moines
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Des Moines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Des Moines
      • West Des Moines is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,057 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Des Moines <6>
    • Dexter
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Norwalk
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwalk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
      • Norwalk is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,449 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <6>
    • Wiscotta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscotta
      • Wiscotta is located in Dallas 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 North McDonald 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 McDonald Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Adel
    • Adel lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North (N) of the North McDonald Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Adel.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
  • Dexter
    • Dexter lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the North McDonald Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dexter.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
  • Earlham
    • Earlham lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the North McDonald Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Earlham.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlham
  • East Peru
  • Waukee
    • Waukee lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the North McDonald Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waukee.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukee
  • Winterset

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 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 McDonald Cemetery:

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 McDonald Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1823084  (North McDonald Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1823084 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: Saint Charles NW
    • County: Madison         Elev: 311
    • Location given for GNIS #1823084 (North McDonald Cemetery)

The official website for Madison County: www.madisoncoia.us/

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 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 '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the North McDonald Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4228, Longitude: -93.9730       In this case, the coordinates for the North McDonald Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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