A visit to the Our Silent City 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 Our Silent City Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Our Silent City Cemetery:
41.7214, -92.8991
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Our Silent City Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Our Silent City Cemetery is located in Jasper County<2>.
The county seat for Jasper County is located in Newton. Newton lies just to the west of the Our Silent City Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Our Silent City Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Our Silent City Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Our Silent City Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old German Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Antle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Antle Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antle Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rushville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rushville Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville Cemetery
- Saums Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Saums Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saums Cemetery
- Center Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Cemetery
- Pleasant Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jasper County Burying Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Slagel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Slagel Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagel Cemetery
- Mormon Grave
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mormon Grave is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Grave
- Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Memorial Park is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
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- Adamson Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Westfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- German Society Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wittemberg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Wittemberg Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittemberg Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Lynnville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2236056 <5>
- Westfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Our Silent City Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Our Silent City Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kellogg
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oakland Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oakland Acres is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Newton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Killduff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Killduff is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killduff
- Grinnell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Newburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Lambs Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lambs Grove is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Sully
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Reasnor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reasnor is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reasnor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Galesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Galesburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Lynnville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Laurel is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Metz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Metz is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Gilman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gilman is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Searsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Searsboro is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Baxter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Haverhill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ferguson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ferguson is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Goddard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Goddard is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
- Dunbar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dunbar is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Ira
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ira is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
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 Our Silent City Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jasper County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Our Silent City Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Baxter
- Baxter lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Our Silent City Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Baxter.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Gilman
- Gilman lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Our Silent City Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gilman.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Grinnell
- Kellogg
- Lynnville
- Malcom
- Monroe
- Newton
- Searsboro
- Sully
- Sully lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Our Silent City Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sully.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sully
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Our Silent City Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Jasper 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 Our Silent City Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #459968 (Our Silent City Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #459968 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: Jasper
- Est. Elev: 274 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kellogg
- Location given for Our Silent City Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.721381 Lon: -92.8990827
- 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 Jasper, 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- Our Silent City 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. |