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A visit to the Walnut Grove Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Walnut Grove Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Walnut Grove Cemetery

Lat:   41.9469°   (41° 56' 48")

Lon:   -93.5905°   (-93° 35' 25")

The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Story County<2>.

The county seat for Story County is located in Nevada. Nevada lies just to the northeast of the Walnut Grove Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Walnut Grove Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lincoln Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Story County
  • Sunday Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunday Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunday Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sunday Cemetery is located in Story County
  • Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Memorial Gardens Cemetery is located in Story County
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Story County
  • Ballard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ballard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ballard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ballard Cemetery is located in Story County
  • Cambridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cambridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cambridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cambridge Cemetery is located in Story County
  • Fjelberg Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fjelberg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fjelberg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fjelberg Cemetery is located in Story County
  • Palestine Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palestine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palestine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Palestine Cemetery is located in Story County
  • Ames Municipal Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • College Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the College Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the College Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The College Cemetery is located in Story County
  • Sheldahl Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheldahl Cemetery
    • The Sheldahl Cemetery is located in Story County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sheldahl Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Slater.
    • The Sheldahl Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sheldahl Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2365467 <5>
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
    • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Story County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethlehem Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Slater.
    • The Bethlehem Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2221299 <5>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Slater Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slater Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Slater Cemetery is located in Story County
    • Bloomington Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bloomington Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bloomington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bloomington Cemetery is located in Story County
    • Ontario Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ontario Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ontario Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ontario Cemetery is located in Story County
    • Center Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Center Grove Cemetery is located in Story County
    • Olive Branch Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Branch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olive Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Boone County
    • Sheldahl Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheldahl Cemetery
      • The Sheldahl Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sheldahl Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Sheldahl.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96327 <5>
    • Willie Coons Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willie Coons Cemetery
      • The Willie Coons Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • The Willie Coons Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Willie Coons Farm Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2360820 <5>
    • White Oak Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Oak Cemetery
      • The White Oak Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the White Oak Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Elkhart.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1094445 <5>
    • Nevada Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nevada Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nevada Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nevada Cemetery is located in Story County
    • St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery is located in Story County
    • Knoll Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knoll Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knoll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Knoll Cemetery is located in Story County

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 Walnut Grove Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Walnut Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Midvale
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
    • Midvale is located in Story County
  • Huxley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huxley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
    • Huxley is located in Story County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,270 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huxley <6>
  • Kelley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cambridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
    • Cambridge is located in Story County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <6>
  • Shipley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipley
    • Shipley is located in Story County
  • Ames
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
    • Ames is located in Story County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,033 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ames <6>
  • Slater
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sheldahl
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldahl
    • Sheldahl is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
  • Ontario
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ontario have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
    • Ontario is located in Story County
  • Alleman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleman
    • Alleman is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
  • Nevada
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Iowa Center
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Center
    • Iowa Center is located in Story County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Maxwell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Gilbert
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Polk City Junction
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Polk City Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk City Junction
      • Polk City Junction is located in Polk County
    • Elkhart
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Loring
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
      • Loring is located in Polk County
    • Luther
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Luther. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
      • Luther is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
    • Madrid
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Zenorsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenorsville
      • Zenorsville is located in Story County
    • Jordan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
      • Jordan is located in Boone County
    • Polk City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Fernald
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald
      • Fernald is located in Story County
    • High Bridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for High Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
      • High Bridge is located in Dallas County
    • Collins
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
      • Collins is located in Story County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
    • Colo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

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 Walnut Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Story County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Walnut Grove Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Ames
    • Ames lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Walnut Grove Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ames.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
  • Collins
    • Collins lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Walnut Grove Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Collins.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
  • Colo
    • Colo lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Walnut Grove Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Colo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colo
  • Madrid
    • Madrid lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Walnut Grove Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Madrid.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
  • Nevada
  • Polk City
  • Slater

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 Walnut Grove Cemetery:

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 Walnut Grove Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #462644  (Walnut Grove Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #462644 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Huxley
    • County: Story         Elev: 291
    • Location given for GNIS #462644 (Walnut Grove Cemetery)

The official website for Story County: www.storycounty.com/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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 Story, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Walnut Grove Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9469, Longitude: -93.5905       In this case, the coordinates for the Walnut Grove Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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