A visit to the Spry 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 Spry Cemetery ...
The Spry Cemetery is located in Polk County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Altoona Cemetery
- The Altoona Cemetery is located in Polk County
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- Avon Cemetery
- Canfield Cemetery
- The Canfield Cemetery is located in Polk County
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- Carlisle Cemetery
- The Carlisle Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Cemetery
- Hartford Cemetery
- The Hartford Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford Cemetery
- Harvey Cemetery
- Lowman Cemetery
- Middle River Cemetery
- The Middle River Cemetery is located in Warren County
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- Mitchellville Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Warren County
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- Murray Cemetery
- The Murray Cemetery is located in Warren County
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- New Altoona Cemetery
- The New Altoona Cemetery is located in Polk County
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- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Oakwood Cemetery
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Polk County
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- Powers - Warren Cemetery
- Prairie Belle Cemetery
- Rising Sun Cemetery
- The Rising Sun Cemetery is located in Polk County
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- Stuart Cemetery
- The Stuart Cemetery is located in Polk County
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- Swan Cemetery
- The Swan Cemetery is located in Marion County
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- Vandalia Cemetery
- The Vandalia Cemetery is located in Jasper County
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- Westview Cemetery
- The Westview Cemetery is located in Jasper County
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- Wicker Cemetery
- The Wicker Cemetery is located in Polk County
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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 Spry Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Adelphi
- Adelphi is located in Polk County
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- Altoona
- Berwick
- Berwick is located in Polk County
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- Bondurant
- Carlisle
- Colfax
- Country Estate Village
- Des Moines
- Hartford
- Levey
- Levey is located in Polk County
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- Marquisville
- Marquisville is located in Polk County
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- Mitchellville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Oswalt
- Oswalt is located in Jasper County
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- Palmyra
- Palmyra is located in Warren County
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- Percy ‑ Historic
- Percy is located in Marion County
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- Pleasant Hill
- Pleasantville
- Prairie City
- Rising Sun
- Rising Sun is located in Polk County
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- Runnells
- Sandyville
- Sandyville is located in Warren County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Santiago
- Santiago is located in Polk County
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- Swan
- Swan is located in Marion County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Valeria
- Valeria is located in Jasper County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Vandalia
- Vandalia is located in Jasper County
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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 Spry Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spry Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altoona
- Colfax
- Des Moines
- Mitchellville
- Pleasantville
- Prairie City
- Runnells
- Swan
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 Spry Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Polk 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 Spry Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #461929 (Spry Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #461929 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: Polk
- Est. Elev: 265 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rising Sun
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Spry Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |