A visit to the Sparks 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 Sparks Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sparks Cemetery:
41.9728, -93.9194
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sparks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Sparks Cemetery.<4>
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)
- James Gildea Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The James Gildea Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Gildea Cemetery
- Quincy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Quincy Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Cemetery
- Hull Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hull Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Holloway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Holloway Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway Cemetery
- Squire Boone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Squire Boone Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squire Boone Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Sarah Dinwoodie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boone Memorial Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Boone Memorial Garden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Memorial Garden
- Swede Valley Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Peoples Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Peoples Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Leatham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Leatham Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatham Cemetery
- Linwood Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Linwood Park Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood Park Cemetery
- The Linwood Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Linwood Cemetery
- Linwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95321 <5>
- Biblical College Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Peoples Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Peoples Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples Cemetery
- State Hospital Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The State Hospital Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Hospital Cemetery
- 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2447643 <5>
- Dalander Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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)
- Moingona is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moingona
- Luther
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Luther is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- 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)
- Woodward
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Xenia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Xenia is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
- Madrid
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jordan is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Centerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Bouton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Berkley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Berkley is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
- Fraser
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fraser is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- High Bridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- High Bridge is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
- Ontario
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ontario is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Beaver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Beaver is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- 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)
- Sheldahl is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldahl
- 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)
- Zenorsville is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenorsville
- Rippey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rippey is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Pilot Mound
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pilot Mound is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Mound
- 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)
- Minburn is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minburn
- 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)
- Mackey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mackey is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
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
- Bouton
- Madrid
- Minburn
- Ogden
- Perry
- Pilot Mound
- Slater
- Woodward
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:
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: In 2021, GNIS record #461839 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: Boone
- Est. Elev: 321 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Madrid NW
- Location given for Sparks Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.9727616 Lon: -93.9193957
- 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 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sparks 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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