A visit to the Way Side 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 Way Side Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Way Side Cemetery:
42.8294, -93.2227
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Way Side Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Way Side Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Hampton. Hampton lies just to the south of the Way Side Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Way Side Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Way Side Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Way Side Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Chapin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Old Chapin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Chapin Cemetery
- Zion Reformed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Zion Reformed Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Reformed Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Shobes Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shobes Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shobes Grove Cemetery
- Hampton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Marion Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Marion Center Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Center Cemetery
- St. John Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. John Zion Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Zion Cemetery
- Hansell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hansell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansell Cemetery
- Ingham Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Fork Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The West Fork Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pleasant Valley Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Richland Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coulter Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Coulter Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulter Cemetery
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Towle Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Towle Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towle Cemetery
- Lindenwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Lindenwood Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenwood Cemetery
- Linn Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Linn Grove Cemetery is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove Cemetery
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 Way Side Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Way Side Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chapin
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chapin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Sheffield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sheffield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
- Hampton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hansell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Latimer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coulter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coulter is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Reeve
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Reeve is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeve
- Rockwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Geneva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Swaledale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Swaledale is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaledale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Aredale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dougherty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dougherty is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougherty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Thornton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thornton is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
- Alexander
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Alexander is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Bradford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bradford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Dumont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cartersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cartersville is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Meservey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Meservey is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meservey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
- Faulkner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Faulkner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
- Bristow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bristow is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Burchinal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Burchinal is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burchinal
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 Way Side Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Way Side Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belmond
- Dows
- Dows lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Way Side Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dows.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dows
- Dumont
- Hampton
- Sheffield
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 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 Way Side Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Way Side Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #462759 (Way Side Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #462759 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 351 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hampton North
- Location given for Way Side Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.8294148 Lon: -93.222702
- 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 Franklin, 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- Way Side 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. |