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A visit to the Stringtown Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Stringtown Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Stringtown Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Stringtown Cemetery

Lat:   41.9417°   (41° 56' 30")

Lon:   -92.0863°   (-92° 5' 10")

The Stringtown Cemetery is located in Benton County<2>.

The county seat for Benton County is located in Vinton. Vinton lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Stringtown Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Stringtown Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Stringtown Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Calvary Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Calvary Catholic Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Prairie Lutheran Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • Old International Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old International Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old International Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old International Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • Salem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • International Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the International Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the International Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The International Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • Mound Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mound Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mound Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • Bender Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bender Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bender Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bender Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Keystone Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keystone Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keystone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Keystone Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Dayton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Athey Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Athey Cemetery
      • The Athey Cemetery is located in Iowa County
      • The Athey Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cono Cemetery
      • Sayers Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96306 <5>
    • Titler Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Conn Pioneer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conn Pioneer Cemetery
      • The Conn Pioneer Cemetery is located in Iowa County
      • The Conn Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Conn Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2323692 <5>
    • LaRue Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the LaRue Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the LaRue Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The LaRue Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Norway Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norway Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Norway Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Benton County

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 Stringtown Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Stringtown Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Blairstown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blairstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
    • Blairstown is located in Benton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blairstown <6>
  • Van Horne
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Horne
    • Van Horne is located in Benton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 646 people
  • Luzerne
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
    • Luzerne is located in Benton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
  • Watkins
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
    • Watkins is located in Benton County
  • Newhall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newhall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
    • Newhall is located in Benton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newhall <6>
  • Keystone
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
    • Keystone is located in Benton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keystone <6>
  • Dayton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Dayton is located in Iowa County
  • Norway
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
    • Norway is located in Benton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <6>
  • Belle Plaine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Marengo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marengo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
    • Marengo is located in Iowa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,466 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marengo <6>
  • Irving
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irving. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
    • Irving is located in Benton County
  • West Amana
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amana
    • West Amana is located in Iowa County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • South Amana
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Amana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amana
      • South Amana is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Amana <6>
    • Atkins
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
      • Atkins is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,978 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atkins <6>
    • Elberon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elberon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberon
      • Elberon is located in Tama County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elberon <6>
    • Ladora
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ladora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladora
      • Ladora is located in Iowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ladora <6>
    • Middle Amana
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Walford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walford
      • Walford is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,436 people
    • Garrison
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
      • Garrison is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
    • Amana
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Conroy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conroy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroy
      • Conroy is located in Iowa County
    • Fairfax
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
      • Fairfax is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,934 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <6>
    • Shellsburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Vinton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Vining
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
      • Vining is located in Tama County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
    • Chelsea
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chelsea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
      • Chelsea is located in Tama County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chelsea <6>

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 Stringtown Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Benton County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Stringtown Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Stringtown Cemetery:

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 Stringtown Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2000362  (Stringtown Cemetery (historical))
    • Note: GNIS record #2000362 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Blairstown
    • County: Benton         Elev: 275
    • Location given for GNIS #2000362 (Stringtown Cemetery (historical))

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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 Benton, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Stringtown Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9417, Longitude: -92.0863       In this case, the coordinates for the Stringtown Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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