A visit to the Spaulding Center 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 Spaulding Center Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Spaulding Center Cemetery:
41.1144, -94.4186
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Spaulding Center Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Spaulding Center Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in Creston. Creston lies just to the southeast of the Spaulding Center Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Spaulding Center Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Spaulding Center Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Spaulding Center Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Prairie Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Prairie Lawn Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Lawn Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Lytles Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Lytles Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytles Grove Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Orient Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bohemian National Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hill of Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Hill of Zion Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill of Zion Cemetery
- The Hill of Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2167201 <5>
- Penn Ave. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Old Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- The Old Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96522 <5>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- County Home Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The County Home Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cutler Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Cutler Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler Cemetery
- The Cutler Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mormon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2351381 <5>
- Ide Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Ide Family Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ide Family Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Wilson Chapel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Boley Farm Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Boley Farm Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boley Farm 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 Spaulding Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Spaulding Center Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Creston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cromwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cromwell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- East Creston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Creston is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Creston
- Orient
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Williamson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Williamson is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
- Zion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Zion is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Gilead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gilead is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Prescott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stringtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stringtown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Kent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kent is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Hebron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Carl
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Carl is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Afton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Macksburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Macksburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Greenfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fontanelle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fontanelle is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
- Arispe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arispe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arispe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Bridgewater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Queen City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Queen City is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Mercer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mercer is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Shannon City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shannon City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Stanzel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stanzel is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanzel
- Mount Etna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Etna is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Lenox
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Webster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Webster is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
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 Spaulding Center Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Union County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spaulding Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Afton
- Afton lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Spaulding Center Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Afton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Arispe
- Bridgewater
- Creston
- Cromwell
- Fontanelle
- Greenfield
- Kent
- Kent lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Spaulding Center Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kent.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Macksburg
- Orient
- Prescott
- Shannon City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Spaulding Center Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Union 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 Spaulding Center Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1822995 (Spaulding Center Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1822995 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: Union
- Est. Elev: 403 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Creston West
- Location given for Spaulding Center Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.114433 Lon: -94.4185725
- 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 Union, 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 from Point A (ie- Spaulding Center 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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