A visit to the Urbana 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 Urbana Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Urbana Cemetery:
42.2205, -91.8660
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Urbana Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Urbana Cemetery is located in Benton County<2>.
The county seat for Benton County is located in Vinton. Vinton lies just to the west southwest of the Urbana Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Urbana 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 Urbana Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Urbana Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kisling Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Kisling Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kisling Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- The Cox Cemetery has also been known as:
- Primmer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1593452 <5>
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- McBroom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McBroom Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBroom Cemetery
- Center Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Spencers Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Clayton Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Pettit Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Pettit Hill Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit Hill Cemetery
- Plum Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Plum Grove Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove Cemetery
- Green's Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Creek School Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- First Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The First Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Vinton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94709 <5>
- United Brethren Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Shellsburg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Shellsburg Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsburg Cemetery
- Strawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Strawn Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawn Cemetery
- Ashlock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Ashlock Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashlock Cemetery
- Alice Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Alice Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice 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 Urbana Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Urbana Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Urbana
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Spencers Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Spencers Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Grove
- Benton City ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Benton City is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
- Center Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hamerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hamerville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamerville
- Walker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Vinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shellsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brandon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brandon is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Lafayette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lafayette is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Troy Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rowley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Palo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Toddville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Auburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Auburn is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Robins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Robins is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,570 people
- Alburnett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Quasqueton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Paris ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Paris is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Shady Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Garrison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Garrison is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Atkins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Covington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Covington is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Hiawatha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Village is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Monti
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Monti is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monti
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 Urbana Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Benton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Urbana Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alburnett
- Center Point
- Garrison
- Quasqueton
- Shellsburg
- Urbana
- Vinton
- Walker
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Urbana Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Benton 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 Urbana Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2000360 (Urbana Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2000360 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: Benton
- Est. Elev: 294 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Center Point
- Location given for Urbana Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.2205485 Lon: -91.866011
- 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 Benton, 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- Urbana 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |