A visit to the Soldier's Home 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 Soldier's Home Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Soldier's Home Cemetery:
42.0558, -92.9313
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Soldier's Home Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Soldier's Home Cemetery is located in Marshall County<2>.
The county seat for Marshall County is located in Marshalltown. Marshalltown lies just to the southeast of the Soldier's Home Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Soldier's Home Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Soldier's Home Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Soldier's Home Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Marietta Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Marietta Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta Cemetery
- Rose Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Quinn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Quinn Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn Cemetery
- Albion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Albion Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Cemetery
- Hixite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hixite Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixite Cemetery
- Center School Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Center School Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center School Cemetery
- Hartland Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hartland Friends Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Friends Cemetery
- The Hartland Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hartland Cemetery
- Rock Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rock Valley Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley Cemetery
- Iowa River Brethren Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Iowa River Brethren Church Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa River Brethren Church Cemetery
- The Iowa River Brethren Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Iowa River Brethren Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #951271 <5>
- Prairieville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Prairieville Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville Cemetery
- Gaer Ballard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Gaer Ballard Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaer Ballard Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- LaMoille Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The LaMoille Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaMoille Cemetery
- Timber Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Timber Creek Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Creek Cemetery
- Bowles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bowles Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowles Cemetery
- Wallin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Wallin Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallin Cemetery
- Green Mtn. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Mtn. Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mtn. Cemetery
- County Home Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The County Home Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bethel Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Grove Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Grove Cemetery
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Friends Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Friends Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Le Grand.
- The Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
- LeGrand Friends Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1964757 <5>
- Le Grand Friends Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill 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 Soldier's Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Soldier's Home Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Marshalltown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Albion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marietta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marietta is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- LaMoille
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- LaMoille is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaMoille
- Luray
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Luray is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Green Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green Mountain is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- Haverhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dillon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dillon is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Ferguson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ferguson is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Le Grand
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- State Center Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Liscomb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Liscomb is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liscomb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Malta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Malta is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Melbourne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Laurel is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Dunbar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dunbar is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Conrad
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bangor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bangor is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- State Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Montour
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beaman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beaman is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Clemons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Clemons is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Garwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Garwin is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Whitten
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Whitten is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten
- Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
- Gilman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gilman is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Gladbrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Anthony
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Anthony is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 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 Soldier's Home Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marshall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Soldier's Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albion
- Beaman
- Beaman lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Soldier's Home Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Beaman.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman
- Conrad
- Conrad lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Soldier's Home Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Conrad.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrad
- Gilman
- Gilman lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Soldier's Home Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gilman.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Gladbrook
- Le Grand
- Marietta
- Marshalltown
- Melbourne
- Montour
- Saint Anthony
- State Center
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Soldier's Home Cemetery:
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- Pages specific to Marshall 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 Soldier's Home Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1997237 (Soldier's Home Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1997237 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: Marshall
- Est. Elev: 278 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Marshalltown
- Location given for Soldier's Home Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.055821 Lon: -92.9313109
- 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 Marshall, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Soldier's Home 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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