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A visit to the Stringtown Cemetery ...


The location of the Stringtown Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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)

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

Lat:   41.3775°   (41° 22' 38")

Lon:   -94.1108°   (-94° 6' 38")

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

The county seat for Madison County is located in Winterset. Winterset lies just to the east southeast of the Stringtown Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Stringtown Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Madison County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Stringtown Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 27 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.

    • Pitzer
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pitzer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitzer
      • Pitzer is located in Madison County
    • Winterset
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Webster
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
      • Webster is located in Madison County
    • Stanzel
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanzel
      • Stanzel is located in Adair County
    • Ord
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ord have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
      • Ord is located in Madison County
    • Earlham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlham
      • Earlham is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,409 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlham <4>
    • Macksburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
      • Macksburg is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
    • Dexter
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • DeSoto
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hebron
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Hebron is located in Adair County
    • Patterson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patterson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
      • Patterson is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
    • Van Meter
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Stuart
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
        • Stuart is located in Guthrie County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,756 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuart <4>
      • Wiscotta
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscotta
        • Wiscotta is located in Dallas County
      • East Peru
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Peru have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peru
        • East Peru is located in Madison County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
      • Zion
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
        • Zion is located in Adair County
      • Redfield
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Barney
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
        • Barney is located in Madison County
      • Booneville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Charles
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
        • Saint Charles is located in Madison County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 656 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <4>
      • Bevington
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bevington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevington
        • Bevington is located in Warren County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bevington <4>
      • Adel
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
        • Adel is located in Dallas County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,607 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adel <4>
      • Lorimor
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorimor
        • Lorimor is located in Union County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
      • Truro
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
        • Truro is located in Madison County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Truro <4>
      • Greenfield
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Churchville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
        • Churchville is located in Warren County
      • Menlo
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

    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 Madison County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Adel
      • Adel lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Stringtown Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Adel.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
    • Dexter
      • Dexter lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Stringtown Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dexter.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
    • Earlham
    • East Peru
    • Greenfield
    • Lorimor
    • Macksburg
    • Menlo
      • Menlo lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Stringtown Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Menlo.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
    • Redfield
    • Stuart
    • Truro
      • Truro lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Stringtown Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Truro.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
    • Winterset

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Stringtown Cemetery.<5>

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

    • McDonald Chase Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDonald Chase Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McDonald Chase Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDonald Chase Cemetery
    • Wintermantle Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wintermantle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wintermantle Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wintermantle Cemetery
    • Eppard Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eppard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eppard Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eppard Cemetery
    • Worthington Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Worthington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Worthington Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Worthington Cemetery
    • Hooten Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hooten Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hooten Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hooten Cemetery
    • Gordon Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gordon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gordon Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gordon Cemetery
    • Primitive Baptist Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Primitive Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Primitive Baptist Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Primitive Baptist Cemetery
    • Bennett Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bennett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bennett Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bennett Cemetery
    • Penn Center Methodist Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Penn Center Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • The Penn Center Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Penn Center Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Penn Center Methodist Church Cemetery
    • Wight Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wight Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wight Cemetery
    • Welty Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Welty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Welty Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welty Cemetery
    • Winterset City Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Winterset City Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • The Winterset City Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Rock City Cemetery
      • Winterset Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winterset City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #167485 <6>
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Trester Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Trester Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trester Cemetery
      • Rodabough Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rodabough Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rodabough Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rodabough Cemetery
      • Powell Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Powell Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Cemetery
      • Earlham Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Old Penn Center Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Roberts Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Pleasant View Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
      • North McDonald Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North McDonald Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The North McDonald Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North McDonald Cemetery
      • Fairview Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • North Branch Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The North Branch Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Branch Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 #462037  (Stringtown Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #462037 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: Earlham East
      • County: Madison         Elev: 342
      • Location given for GNIS #462037 (Stringtown Cemetery)

    The official website for Madison County: www.madisoncoia.us/

    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 Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <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- ) 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: 41.3775, Longitude: -94.1108       In this case, the coordinates for the Stringtown Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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