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A visit to the Timber Creek 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 Timber Creek Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Timber Creek Cemetery:

41.9678, -92.9102

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

The Timber Creek Cemetery is located in Marshall County<2>.

The county seat for Marshall County is located in Marshalltown. Marshalltown lies just to the north of the Timber Creek Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Timber Creek Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Timber Creek Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Center School Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Center School Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center School Cemetery
  • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Rose Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Rock Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Rock Valley Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley Cemetery
  • St. John's UCC Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Methodist Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Methodist Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
  • Graceland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Graceland Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
  • St. Joseph's German Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Stavanger Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Stavanger Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stavanger Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Soldier's Home Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Strand Lutheran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Friends Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Friends Cemetery is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Friends Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Le Grand.
      • The Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
      • LeGrand Friends Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1964757 <5>
    • Le Grand Friends Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • LaMoille Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The LaMoille Cemetery is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaMoille Cemetery
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Logan Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Logan Cemetery is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Cemetery
    • Prairie View Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Prairie View Cemetery is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Bowles Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bowles Cemetery is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowles Cemetery
    • Wallin Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Wallin Cemetery is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallin Cemetery
    • Iowa River Brethren Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Iowa River Brethren Church Cemetery is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa River Brethren Church Cemetery
      • The Iowa River Brethren Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Iowa River Brethren Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #951271 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Timber Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Timber Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Haverhill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ferguson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ferguson is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Dillon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Dillon is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
  • Luray
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Luray is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
  • Laurel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Laurel is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
  • Marshalltown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Dunbar
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Dunbar is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
  • State Center Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • State Center Junction is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Center Junction
  • Le Grand
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • LaMoille
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • LaMoille is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaMoille
  • Gilman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Gilman is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
  • Marietta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Marietta is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Melbourne
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Albion
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Montour
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Green Mountain
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Green Mountain is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
    • Malta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Malta is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
    • Newburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Newburg is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
    • State Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Rhodes
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Rhodes is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
    • Garwin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Garwin is located in Tama County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 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 Timber Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marshall County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Timber Creek 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 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 Timber Creek Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Marshall 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 Timber Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #462246  (Timber Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #462246 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: Marshall
      • Est. Elev: 303 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Laurel
      • Location given for Timber Creek Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.9677667     Lon: -92.9101985
      • 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 Marshall, 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- Timber Creek 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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