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Introduction

Below you will find our list of the communities that are in the vicinity of the Sims Cemetery.

Just a reminder ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have any burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Sims Cemetery.

List of Neighboring Communities ...

Below are the communities that are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of the Sims Cemetery. We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance, with the closest first.

  • Country Estate Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Estate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Country Estate Village is located in Polk County
  • Pleasant Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Pleasant Hill is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,025 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <3>
  • Rising Sun
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Rising Sun is located in Polk County
  • Des Moines
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Berwick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Berwick is located in Polk County
  • Altoona
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altoona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Altoona is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,503 people
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  • Marquisville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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    • Marquisville is located in Polk County
  • Saylorville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saylorville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylorville
    • Saylorville is located in Polk County
  • Carlisle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Adelphi
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adelphi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Adelphi is located in Polk County
  • Bondurant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bondurant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Bondurant is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,293 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bondurant <3>
  • Ankeny
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ankeny have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Ankeny is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,068 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ankeny <3>
  • Windsor Heights
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Windsor Heights is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,735 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor Heights <3>
  • Lakewood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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    • Lakewood is located in Warren County
  • Norwalk
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwalk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
    • Norwalk is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,449 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <3>
  • Mitchellville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchellville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Mitchellville is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,273 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mitchellville <3>
  • Johnston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Johnston is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,092 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnston <3>
  • West Des Moines
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Des Moines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Des Moines
    • West Des Moines is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,057 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Des Moines <3>
  • Runnells
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Commerce
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Commerce is located in Polk County
  • Palmyra
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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    • Palmyra is located in Warren County
  • Hartford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
    • Hartford is located in Warren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <3>
  • Vandalia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
    • Vandalia is located in Jasper County
  • Herrold
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrold
    • Herrold is located in Polk County
  • Urbandale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbandale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbandale
    • Urbandale is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,650 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbandale <3>

The official website for Polk County: www.co.polk.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sims Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6005, Longitude: -93.5441       In this case, the coordinates for the Sims Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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