A visit to the Ontario 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 Ontario Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ontario Cemetery:
42.0286, -93.6777
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ontario Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ontario Cemetery is located in Story County<2>.
The county seat for Story County is located in Nevada. Nevada lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east of the Ontario Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ontario Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Ontario Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ontario Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- College Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The College Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Cemetery
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Ames Municipal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sunday Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sunday Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunday Cemetery
- Bloomington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bloomington Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington Cemetery
- McMichael Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The McMichael Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael Cemetery
- Arrasmith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Arrasmith Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrasmith Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Gilbert Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Gilbert Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Cemetery
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Garden Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Born Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Born Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Born Cemetery
- Baldus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Baldus Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldus Cemetery
- South St. Petri Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sheldahl Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Sheldahl Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldahl Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sheldahl Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Slater.
- The Sheldahl Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sheldahl Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2365467 <5>
- Lincoln Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Brouhard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Brouhard Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brouhard Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ontario Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ontario Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ontario
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ontario is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Ames
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kelley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Zenorsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Zenorsville is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenorsville
- Gilbert
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jordan
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jordan is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Midvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Midvale is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Luther
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Luther is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Shipley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shipley is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipley
- Slater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Huxley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mackey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mackey is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Boone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sheldahl
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sheldahl is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldahl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Cambridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nevada
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Story City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Madrid
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Roland is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
- Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Moingona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Moingona is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moingona
- Alleman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Alleman is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
- Fernald
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fernald is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald
- High Bridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- High Bridge is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
- Polk City Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Polk City Junction is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk City Junction
- Iowa Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Iowa Center is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Center
- Randall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Randall is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 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 Ontario Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Story County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ontario Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ames
- Boone
- Boone lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Ontario Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Boone.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Madrid
- Nevada
- Randall
- Roland
- Slater
- Story City
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 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 Ontario Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Story 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 Ontario Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1999507 (Ontario Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1999507 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: Story
- Est. Elev: 308 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ames West
- Location given for Ontario Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.0285965 Lon: -93.6777201
- 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 Story, 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- Ontario 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. |