A visit to the Strawn 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 Strawn Cemetery ...
The Strawn Cemetery is located in Linn County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Ashlock Cemetery
- The Ashlock Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashlock Cemetery
- Buffalo Cemetery
- The Buffalo Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cemetery
- Center Point Cemetery
- Dickenson Cemetery
- The Dickenson Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickenson Cemetery
- The Dickenson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Palo Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95720 <2>
- Dunkard Cemetery
- The Dunkard Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard Cemetery
- East Eden Cemetery
- The East Eden Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Eden Cemetery
- The East Eden Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eden Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94783 <2>
- First Eden Cemetery
- The First Eden Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Eden Cemetery
- Fix Cemetery
- The Fix Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fix Cemetery
- Green's Grove Cemetery
- McBroom Cemetery
- The McBroom Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBroom Cemetery
- Morrison Cemetery
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Oliphant Cemetery
- The Oliphant Cemetery is located in Linn County
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- Palo Cemetery
- The Palo Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Cemetery
- Parkers Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
- Shellsburg Cemetery
- The Shellsburg Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsburg Cemetery
- Spring Grove Cemetery
- Squires Cemetery
- The Squires Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires Cemetery
- United Brethren 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 Strawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Alburnett
- Atkins
- Benton City ‑ Historic
- Benton City is located in Benton County
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- Cedar Hills
- Cedar Hills is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hills
- Cedar Rapids
- Center Point
- Covington
- Covington is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Fairfax
- Grand View Village
- Grand View Village is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Village
- Hiawatha
- Lafayette
- Lafayette is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Lincolnway Village
- Lincolnway Village is located in Linn County
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- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Louisa
- Louisa is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
- Marion
- Newhall
- Norway
- Palo
- Robins
- Robins is located in Linn County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,570 people
- Shellsburg
- Spencers Grove
- Spencers Grove is located in Benton County
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- Sunset Village
- Sunset Village is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Toddville
- Urbana
- Van Horne
- Van Horne is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Horne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 646 people
- Vinton
- Walker
- Walker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
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 Strawn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Linn County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Strawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alburnett
- Cedar Rapids
- Center Point
- Marion
- Norway
- Shellsburg
- Urbana
- Van Horne
- Vinton
- Walker
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 helpful 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 Strawn Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Linn 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 Strawn Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #462033 (Strawn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #462033 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: Linn
- Est. Elev: 256 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shellsburg
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Linn, 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 '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- Strawn 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. |