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A visit to the Parkers Grove 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 Parkers Grove Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Parkers Grove 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 Parkers Grove Cemetery

Lat:   42.0556°   (42° 3' 20")

Lon:   -91.9030°   (-91° 54' 10")

The Parkers Grove Cemetery is located in Benton County<2>.

The county seat for Benton County is located in Vinton. Vinton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Parkers Grove Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Parkers Grove Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Fix Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fix Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fix Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fix Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • Shellsburg Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shellsburg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shellsburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shellsburg Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • Raetz Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Raetz Memorial Cemetery
    • The Raetz Memorial Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Raetz Memorial Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Atkins.
    • The Raetz Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Raetz Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95910 <5>
  • Dickenson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickenson Cemetery
    • The Dickenson Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • The Dickenson Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Palo Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95720 <5>
  • Strawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Strawn Cemetery is located in Linn County
  • East Eden Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Eden Cemetery
    • The East Eden Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • The East Eden Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Eden Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94783 <5>
  • First Eden Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Eden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the First Eden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The First Eden Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • St. Stephens Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stephens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stephens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • Palo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Palo Cemetery is located in Linn County
  • United Brethren Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 Benton County
  • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Plum Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plum Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plum Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Plum Grove Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Bellar Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellar Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bellar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bellar Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Sisley Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sisley Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sisley Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sisley Grove Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Spring Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spring Grove Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • McBroom Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McBroom Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McBroom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McBroom Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Salem Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Morrison Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrison Cemetery
      • The Morrison Cemetery is located in Linn 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 Parkers Grove Cemetery.

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

  • Shellsburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Atkins
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
    • Atkins is located in Benton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,978 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atkins <6>
  • Newhall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newhall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
    • Newhall is located in Benton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newhall <6>
  • Palo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo
    • Palo is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,075 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palo <6>
  • Benton City ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
    • Benton City is located in Benton County
  • Covington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
    • Covington is located in Linn County
  • Vinton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Van Horne
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Horne
    • Van Horne is located in Benton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 646 people
  • Norway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
    • Norway is located in Benton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <6>
  • Grand View Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand View Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Village
    • Grand View Village is located in Linn County
  • Cedar Hills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hills
    • Cedar Hills is located in Linn County
  • Toddville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toddville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
    • Toddville is located in Linn County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toddville <6>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Center Point
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
      • Center Point is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Point <6>
    • Fairfax
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
      • Fairfax is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,934 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <6>
    • Sunset Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
      • Sunset Village is located in Linn County
    • Hiawatha
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiawatha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha
      • Hiawatha is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,466 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hiawatha <6>
    • Robins
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins
      • Robins is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,570 people
    • Watkins
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
      • Watkins is located in Benton County
    • Walford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walford
      • Walford is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,436 people
    • Louisa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
      • Louisa is located in Linn County
    • Urbana
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
      • Urbana is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <6>
    • Blairstown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blairstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
      • Blairstown is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blairstown <6>
    • Cedar Rapids
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lafayette
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lafayette. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
      • Lafayette is located in Linn County
    • Garrison
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
      • Garrison is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 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 Parkers Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Benton County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Parkers Grove Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Parkers Grove 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 Parkers Grove Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #460026  (Parkers Grove Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #460026 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: Center Point SW
    • County: Benton         Elev: 279
    • Location given for GNIS #460026 (Parkers Grove Cemetery)

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 Benton, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Parkers Grove Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0556, Longitude: -91.9030       In this case, the coordinates for the Parkers Grove 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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