A visit to the Syrian 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 Syrian Cemetery ...
The Syrian Cemetery is located in Linn County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Baker Cemetery
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Bohemian Cemetery
- The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
- Buffalo Cemetery
- The Buffalo Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cemetery
- Buresh Cemetery
- The Buresh Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buresh Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
- The Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
- The Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cedar Memorial Cemetery
- Cedar Park Memorial Cemetery
- Czech National Cemetery
- Linwood Cemetery
- The Linwood Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Morrison Cemetery
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
- Moslem Cemetery
- The Moslem Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moslem Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kenwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95519 <2>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Oakshade Cemetery
- The Oakshade Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakshade Cemetery
- Robins Cemetery
- The Robins Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins Cemetery
- Rogers Grove Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Spring Grove Cemetery
- Truhlar Cemetery
- The Truhlar Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truhlar Cemetery
- Western Cemetery
- The Western Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Western Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Western.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96650 <2>
- Williams Cemetery
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams 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 Syrian Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Alburnett
- Atkins
- Bertram
- Bertram is located in Linn County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Cedar Hills
- Cedar Hills is located in Linn County
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- Cedar Rapids
- Cou Falls
- Cou Falls is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cou Falls
- Covington
- Covington is located in Linn County
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- Ely
- Fairfax
- Grand View Village
- Grand View Village is located in Linn County
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- Hiawatha
- Lafayette
- Lafayette is located in Linn County
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- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lincolnway Village
- Lincolnway Village is located in Linn County
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- Louisa
- Louisa is located in Linn County
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- Marion
- Mount Vernon
- Palo
- Robins
- Robins is located in Linn County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,570 people
- Shueyville
- Shueyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shueyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
- Springville
- Squaw Creek Village
- Squaw Creek Village is located in Linn County
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- Sunset Village
- Sunset Village is located in Linn County
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- Swisher
- Toddville
- Walford
- Walford is located in Linn County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,436 people
- Western
- Western is located in Linn 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 Syrian Cemetery. The following communities are located in Linn County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Syrian Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alburnett
- Cedar Rapids
- Marion
- Mount Vernon
- Springville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Syrian 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 Syrian Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #462166 (Syrian Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #462166 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: 234 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cedar Rapids South
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 '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- Syrian Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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