A visit to the Viola Center 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 Viola Center Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Viola Center Cemetery:
41.8236, -94.8019
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Viola Center Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Viola Center Cemetery is located in Audubon County<2>.
The county seat for Audubon County is located in Audubon. Audubon lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Viola Center Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Viola Center Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Viola Center Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Viola Center Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tuttles Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Dedham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Dedham Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham Cemetery
- Cameron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cameron Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron Cemetery
- Luccocks Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Melville Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Orange Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Orange Twp. Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Twp. Cemetery
- The Orange Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Orange Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95737 <5>
- Coon Rapids Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Old Carrollton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elba Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Elba Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba Cemetery
- Aretas Lodge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Aretas Lodge Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aretas Lodge Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Union Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Twp. Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Twp. Cemetery
- McCurdy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The McCurdy Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCurdy Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Arlington Heights Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sutton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gray Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Viola Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Viola Center Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dedham
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ross
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ross is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Coon Rapids
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Audubon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Templeton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Willey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Willey is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Hamlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hamlin is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
- Bayard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- North Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- North Branch is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
- Roselle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Roselle is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselle
- Manning
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Halbur
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Halbur is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halbur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Fiscus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fiscus is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiscus
- Exira
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Glidden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Carroll Community Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Carroll
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ralston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ralston is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Botna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Botna is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botna
- Guthrie Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Scranton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Aspinwall
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Aspinwall is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspinwall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Kimballton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bagley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bagley is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 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 Viola Center Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Audubon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Viola Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Audubon
- Bagley
- Bayard
- Carroll
- Exira
- Exira lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Viola Center Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Exira.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exira
- Glidden
- Guthrie Center
- Kimballton
- Manning
- Scranton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Viola Center Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Audubon 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 Viola Center Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #462583 (Viola Center Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #462583 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: Audubon
- Est. Elev: 446 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Viola Center
- Location given for Viola Center Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.8235972 Lon: -94.8019274
- 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 Audubon, 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- Viola Center 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. |