A visit to the Old Chapin 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 Chapin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Chapin Cemetery:
42.8233, -93.2627
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Chapin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Chapin Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Hampton. Hampton lies just to the south southeast of the Old Chapin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Chapin Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Old Chapin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Chapin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Way Side Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Way Side Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Way Side Cemetery
- Zion Reformed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Zion Reformed Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Reformed Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Marion Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Marion Center Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Center Cemetery
- Shobes Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Shobes Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shobes Grove Cemetery
- St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Richland Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. John Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. John Zion Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Zion Cemetery
- Coulter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Coulter Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulter Cemetery
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hansell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Hansell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansell Cemetery
- Ingham Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Valley Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Towle Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Towle Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towle Cemetery
- West Fork Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The West Fork Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Chapin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Chapin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chapin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chapin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Sheffield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sheffield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
- Latimer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coulter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coulter is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Hansell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reeve
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Reeve is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeve
- Thornton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thornton is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
- Alexander
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Alexander is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Swaledale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Swaledale is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaledale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Rockwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Geneva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Meservey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Meservey is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meservey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
- Bradford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bradford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Aredale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dougherty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dougherty is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougherty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Cartersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cartersville is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Rowan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dumont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dows
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Faulkner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Faulkner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
- Burchinal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Burchinal is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burchinal
- Popejoy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Popejoy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popejoy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Belmond
(17 miles [27.4 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 Old Chapin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Chapin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belmond
- Dows
- Dows lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Old Chapin Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dows.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dows
- Dumont
- Hampton
- Sheffield
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 either 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 Chapin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Chapin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #459824 (Old Chapin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #459824 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 347 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Latimer
- Location given for Old Chapin Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.8233037 Lon: -93.2627028
- 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 Franklin, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Old Chapin 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. |