A visit to the Turner 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 Turner Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Turner Cemetery:
42.0355, -92.6694
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Turner Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Turner Cemetery is located in Tama County<2>.
The county seat for Tama County is located in Toledo. Toledo lies just to the southeast of the Turner Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Turner Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Turner Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Turner Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rock Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Rock Valley Cemetery is also located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley Cemetery
- Murty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Murty Cemetery is also located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murty Cemetery
- Rouse Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Rouse Cemetery is also located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouse Cemetery
- McIntosh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The McIntosh Cemetery is also located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Cemetery
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rock Creek Cemetery is also located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Cemetery
- Dodson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Dodson Cemetery is also located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
- Butlerville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Butlerville Cemetery is also located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville Cemetery
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is also located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The West Cemetery is also located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Mesquakie Indian Burial Grounds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is also located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Garwin Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Garwin Union Cemetery is also located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwin Union Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Conant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Conant Cemetery is also located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- County Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The County Home Cemetery is also located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- 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 west)
- Croskrey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Croskrey Cemetery is also located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croskrey Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is also located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is also located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Turner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Turner Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Montour
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Garwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Garwin is also located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Le Grand
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Toledo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tama
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dillon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dillon is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Dunbar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dunbar is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Green Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Green Mountain is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- Gladbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gladstone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gladstone is also located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Long Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Long Point is also located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
- Ferguson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ferguson is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Gilman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gilman is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Marshalltown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Clutier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sheridan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sheridan is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Beaman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beaman is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Newburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Newburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Vining
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Vining is also located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- Traer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buckingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buckingham is also located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Lincoln
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lincoln is also located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Haverhill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Chelsea
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dinsdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dinsdale is also located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsdale
- Conrad
(16 miles [25.7 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 Turner Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tama County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Turner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beaman
- Chelsea
- Conrad
- Gilman
- Gladbrook
- Le Grand
- Marshalltown
- Montour
- Tama
- Toledo
- Traer
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 Turner Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Tama 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 Turner Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #462382 (Turner Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #462382 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: Tama
- Est. Elev: 311 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Garwin
- Location given for Turner Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.0355453 Lon: -92.6693628
- 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 Tama, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Turner 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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