A visit to the Sparrow 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 Sparrow Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sparrow Cemetery:
42.1180, -93.2571
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sparrow Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sparrow Cemetery is located in Story County<2>.
The county seat for Story County is located in Nevada. Nevada lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southwest of the Sparrow Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sparrow Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Sparrow Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sparrow Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sacred Hearts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Sacred Hearts Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Hearts Cemetery
- Zearing Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Zearing Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zearing Cemetery
- The Zearing Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1488886 <5>
- Clemons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Clemons Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Bevins Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bevins Grove Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevins Grove Cemetery
- Illinois Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- McCallsburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The McCallsburg Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallsburg Cemetery
- Murphy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Colo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Colo Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colo Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. James Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Everist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Everist Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everist Cemetery
- Bergen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Bergen Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen Cemetery
- Whitaker Family Burying Ground
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bangor Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Bangor Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor Cemetery
- Chester Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Chester Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Cemetery
- Honey Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Honey Creek Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sparrow Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sparrow Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Saint Anthony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Saint Anthony is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
- Zearing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clemons
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clemons is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Fernald
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fernald is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald
- Colo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- McCallsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McCallsburg is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- State Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bangor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bangor is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Nevada
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Malta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Malta is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- LaMoille
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- LaMoille is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaMoille
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- New Providence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Providence is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Roland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Roland is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
- Rhodes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rhodes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Marietta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Marietta is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Albion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Liscomb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Liscomb is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liscomb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Hubbard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Melbourne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gifford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Iowa Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Iowa Center is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Center
- Collins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Collins is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Luray
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Luray is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
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 Sparrow Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Story County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sparrow Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albion
- Collins
- Colo
- Colo lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Sparrow Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Colo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colo
- Hubbard
- Marietta
- McCallsburg
- Melbourne
- Nevada
- Roland
- Saint Anthony
- State Center
- Zearing
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 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 Sparrow Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Story 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 Sparrow Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1999505 (Sparrow Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1999505 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: Story
- Est. Elev: 341 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Colo
- Location given for Sparrow Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.1180421 Lon: -93.2571493
- 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 Story, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sparrow 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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