A visit to the Powers - Warren 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 Powers - Warren Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Powers - Warren Cemetery:
41.5447, -93.4227
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Powers - Warren Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Powers - Warren Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.
The county seat for Polk County is located in Des Moines. Des Moines lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Powers - Warren Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Powers - Warren Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Powers - Warren Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stuart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Stuart Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Cemetery
- Wicker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wicker Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicker Cemetery
- Spry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Spry Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spry Cemetery
- Lowman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Canfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Canfield Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield Cemetery
- Rising Sun Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rising Sun Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Avon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Avon Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Avon Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Des Moines.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94191 <5>
- Carlisle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Carlisle Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Cemetery
- Middle River Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Middle River Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle River Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Vandalia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Vandalia Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Harvey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Hartford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hartford Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford Cemetery
- Prairie Belle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Altoona Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Altoona Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona Cemetery
- New Altoona Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The New Altoona Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Altoona Cemetery
- Sims Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
- Palmyra Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Palmyra Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Murray Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Murray Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Cemetery
- Swan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Swan Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Powers - Warren Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Powers - Warren Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Adelphi
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Adelphi is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelphi
- Carlisle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Runnells
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rising Sun
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rising Sun is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Levey
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Levey is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levey
- Hartford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vandalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Vandalia is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Palmyra
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Palmyra is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Swan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Swan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Altoona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Country Estate Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Percy ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Percy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
- Mitchellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bondurant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Prairie City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Berwick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Berwick is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
- Des Moines
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Santiago
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Santiago is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiago
- Ackworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ackworth is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Sandyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sandyville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Colfax
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oswalt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oswalt is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswalt
- Marquisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marquisville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquisville
- Lakewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lakewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Pleasantville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Valeria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Valeria is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Carney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carney is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
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 Powers - Warren Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Powers - Warren Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altoona
- Colfax
- Des Moines
- Mitchellville
- Pleasantville
- Prairie City
- Runnells
- Swan
- Swan lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Powers - Warren Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Swan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
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 helpful 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 Powers - Warren Cemetery:
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- 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 Powers - Warren Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #460380 (Powers-Warren Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #460380 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: Polk
- Est. Elev: 273 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rising Sun
- Location given for Powers-Warren Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.544712 Lon: -93.4227114
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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 Polk, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Powers - Warren 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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