A visit to the Old Carrollton 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 Old Carrollton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Carrollton Cemetery:
41.9233, -94.7405
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Carrollton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Carrollton Cemetery is located in Carroll County<2>.
The county seat for Carroll County is located in Carroll. Carroll lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Old Carrollton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Carrollton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Old Carrollton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Carrollton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McCurdy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The McCurdy Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCurdy Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Dedham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Dedham Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Coon Rapids Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Viola Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Viola Center Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola Center Cemetery
- Tuttles Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Orange Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Orange Twp. Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Twp. Cemetery
- The Orange Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Orange Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95737 <5>
- Elba Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Elba Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba Cemetery
- Willow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Willow Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- West Lawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The West Lawn Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lawn Cemetery
- The West Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Glidden Cemetery
- Merle Hay Cemetery
- Merle Haye Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96638 <5>
- Holy Angels Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Holy Angels Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Angels Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Sutton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- Carroll City Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Carroll City Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll City Cemetery
- The Carroll City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Silent City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1995876 <5>
- Cameron Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Cameron Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scranton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Scranton Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Carrollton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Carrollton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dedham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Coon Rapids
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Willey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Willey is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Ralston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ralston is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Glidden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bayard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roselle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roselle is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselle
- Templeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Scranton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll Community Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carroll
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gray
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Ross
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ross is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Halbur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Halbur is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halbur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Lidderdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lidderdale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lidderdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Bagley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bagley is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Manning
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Audubon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Farlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Farlin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farlin
- Lanesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lanesboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 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 Old Carrollton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Carroll County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Carrollton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Audubon
- Bagley
- Bagley lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Old Carrollton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bagley.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
- Bayard
- Bayard lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Old Carrollton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bayard.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Carroll
- Churdan
- Glidden
- Jefferson
- Manning
- Scranton
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 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 Old Carrollton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Carroll 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 Old Carrollton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #459818 (Old Carrollton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #459818 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: Carroll
- Est. Elev: 388 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Coon Rapids North
- Location given for Old Carrollton Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.9233194 Lon: -94.7405368
- 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 Carroll, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Old Carrollton 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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