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A visit to the Sparks Cemetery ...


The location of the Sparks Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Sparks Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sparks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sparks Cemetery

Lat:   41.9728°   (41° 58' 22")

Lon:   -93.9194°   (-93° 55' 9")

The Sparks Cemetery is located in Boone County<2>.

The county seat for Boone County is located in Boone. Boone lies just to the north northeast of the Sparks Cemetery .

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 professional and volunteer 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 Sparks Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Boone County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Sparks Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sparks Cemetery.

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

    • Moingona
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moingona
      • Moingona is located in Boone County
    • Luther
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luther have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
      • Luther is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
    • Boone
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Ogden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
      • Ogden is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogden <4>
    • Woodward
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Xenia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
      • Xenia is located in Dallas County
    • Madrid
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jordan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
      • Jordan is located in Boone County
    • Centerville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Boone County
    • Bouton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bouton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bouton
      • Bouton is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bouton <4>
    • Berkley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
      • Berkley is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
    • Fraser
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fraser have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraser
      • Fraser is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • High Bridge
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for High Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
        • High Bridge is located in Dallas County
      • Ontario
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ontario have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
        • Ontario is located in Story County
      • Beaver
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
        • Beaver is located in Boone County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
      • Perry
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Sheldahl
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldahl
        • Sheldahl is located in Polk County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
      • Kelley
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Zenorsville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenorsville
        • Zenorsville is located in Story County
      • Rippey
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippey
        • Rippey is located in Greene County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
      • Pilot Mound
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Mound
        • Pilot Mound is located in Boone County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
      • Slater
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Minburn
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minburn
        • Minburn is located in Dallas County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
      • Granger
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Ames
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
        • Ames is located in Story County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,033 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ames <4>

    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 Sparks Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Boone County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Ames
      • Ames lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Sparks Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ames.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
    • Boone
      • Boone lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Sparks Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Boone.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
    • Bouton
      • Bouton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Sparks Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bouton.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bouton
    • Madrid
    • Minburn
    • Ogden
      • Ogden lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Sparks Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ogden.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
    • Perry
      • Perry lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Sparks Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Perry.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
    • Pilot Mound
    • Slater
      • Slater lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Sparks Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Slater.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slater
    • Woodward

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Sparks Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • James Gildea Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the James Gildea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The James Gildea Cemetery is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James Gildea Cemetery
    • Quincy Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quincy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Quincy Cemetery is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quincy Cemetery
    • Hull Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hull Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hull Cemetery is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hull Cemetery
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • 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 Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
    • Holloway Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holloway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holloway Cemetery is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holloway Cemetery
    • Squire Boone Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Squire Boone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Squire Boone Cemetery is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Squire Boone Cemetery
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
    • Sarah Dinwoodie Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sarah Dinwoodie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sarah Dinwoodie Cemetery is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sarah Dinwoodie Cemetery
    • Boone Memorial Garden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boone Memorial Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Boone Memorial Garden is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boone Memorial Garden
    • Swede Valley Lutheran Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swede Valley Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Swede Valley Lutheran Cemetery is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swede Valley Lutheran Cemetery
    • Peoples Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peoples Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peoples Cemetery is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peoples Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Liberty Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Boone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
      • Leatham Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leatham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Leatham Cemetery is located in Boone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leatham Cemetery
      • Linwood Park Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • The Linwood Park Cemetery is located in Boone County
        • The Linwood Park Cemetery has also been known as:
        • East Linwood Cemetery
        • Linwood Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linwood Park Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95321 <7>
      • Biblical College Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Biblical College Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Biblical College Cemetery is located in Boone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Biblical College Cemetery
      • Sacred Heart Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Boone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
      • Peoples Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peoples Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Peoples Cemetery is located in Boone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peoples Cemetery
      • State Hospital Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • The State Hospital Cemetery is located in Boone County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the State Hospital Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Woodward.
        • The State Hospital Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Woodmeadow Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the State Hospital Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2447643 <7>
      • Dalander Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Fairview Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Sparks Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #461839  (Sparks Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #461839 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: Madrid NW
      • County: Boone         Elev: 321
      • Location given for GNIS #461839 (Sparks Cemetery)

    The official website for Boone County: www.co.boone.ia.us/

    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 Boone, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sparks Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9728, Longitude: -93.9194       In this case, the coordinates for the Sparks Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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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