A visit to the Sunday 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 Sunday Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sunday Cemetery:
41.9944, -93.6086
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sunday Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sunday Cemetery is located in Story County<2>.
The county seat for Story County is located in Nevada. Nevada lies just to the east northeast of the Sunday Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sunday Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Sunday Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sunday Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ames Municipal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- College Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The College Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Bloomington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bloomington Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington Cemetery
- Ontario Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Ontario Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Lincoln Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- McMichael Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The McMichael Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael Cemetery
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Ballard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Ballard Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard Cemetery
- Cambridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Cambridge Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Cemetery
- Arrasmith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Arrasmith Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrasmith Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Sheldahl Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Sheldahl Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldahl Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sheldahl Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Slater.
- The Sheldahl Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sheldahl Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2365467 <5>
- Nevada Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Nevada Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada Cemetery
- St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Memory Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Knoll Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Knoll Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoll Cemetery
- Gilbert Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Gilbert Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethlehem Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Slater.
- The Bethlehem Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2221299 <5>
- Fjelberg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Fjelberg Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fjelberg Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Brouhard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Brouhard Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brouhard Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Born Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Born Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Born 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 Sunday Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sunday Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ames
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kelley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Midvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Midvale is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Ontario
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ontario is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Shipley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shipley is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipley
- Huxley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gilbert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cambridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Slater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nevada
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Zenorsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zenorsville is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenorsville
- Jordan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jordan is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sheldahl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sheldahl is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldahl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Luther
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Luther is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Iowa Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Iowa Center is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Center
- Alleman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Alleman is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
- Maxwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fernald
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fernald is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald
- Madrid
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Roland is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
- Story City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Polk City Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Polk City Junction is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk City Junction
- Elkhart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Loring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Loring is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- Mackey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mackey is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Boone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Sunday Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Story County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sunday Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ames
- Ames lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Sunday Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ames.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Boone
- Boone lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Sunday Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Boone.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Madrid
- Nevada
- Roland
- Slater
- Story 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 Sunday Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Story 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 Sunday Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1999487 (Sunday Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1999487 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: Story
- Est. Elev: 272 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Huxley
- Location given for Sunday Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.994431 Lon: -93.6085512
- 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 Story, 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 from Point A (ie- Sunday 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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