A visit to the Whitaker Family Burying Ground ...
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 Whitaker Family Burying Ground ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Whitaker Family Burying Ground:
42.1417, -93.0752
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Whitaker Family Burying Ground can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Whitaker Family Burying Ground is located in Marshall County<2>.
The county seat for Marshall County is located in Marshalltown. Marshalltown lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Whitaker Family Burying Ground .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Whitaker Family Burying Ground.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Whitaker Family Burying Ground, with the nearest first.
- Everist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Everist Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everist Cemetery
- Bangor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bangor Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor Cemetery
- Bethel Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Grove Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Grove Cemetery
- Gaer Ballard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Gaer Ballard Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaer Ballard Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Bevins Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bevins Grove Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevins Grove Cemetery
- Hartland Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hartland Friends Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Friends Cemetery
- The Hartland Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hartland Cemetery
- Liscomb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Liscomb Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liscomb Cemetery
- Bunch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bunch Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunch Cemetery
- Clemons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Clemons Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons Cemetery
- Hixite Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hixite Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixite Cemetery
- Albion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Albion Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Chester Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Chester Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Sacred Hearts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Sacred Hearts Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Hearts Cemetery
- Marietta Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Marietta Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Illinois Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Prairieville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Prairieville Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville Cemetery
- Whitney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Whitney Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney 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 Whitaker Family Burying Ground.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Whitaker Family Burying Ground, with the nearest first:
- Bangor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bangor is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Clemons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clemons is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Albion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Liscomb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Liscomb is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liscomb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Marietta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Marietta is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Saint Anthony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Anthony is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
- LaMoille
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- LaMoille is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaMoille
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Whitten
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whitten is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten
- Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
- State Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Luray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Luray is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Marshalltown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- New Providence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Providence is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Gifford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Malta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Malta is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Conrad
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zearing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Melbourne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- State Center Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Green Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Green Mountain is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- Haverhill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beaman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beaman is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Colo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rhodes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rhodes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Eldora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Whitaker Family Burying Ground. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marshall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Whitaker Family Burying Ground.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albion
- Albion lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Whitaker Family Burying Ground.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Albion.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Beaman
- Beaman lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Whitaker Family Burying Ground.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Beaman.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman
- Colo
- Colo lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Whitaker Family Burying Ground.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Colo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colo
- Conrad
- Conrad lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Whitaker Family Burying Ground.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Conrad.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrad
- Eldora
- Marietta
- Marshalltown
- Melbourne
- Saint Anthony
- State Center
- Zearing
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 Whitaker Family Burying Ground:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Marshall 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 Whitaker Family Burying Ground:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1997232 (Whitaker Family Burying Ground)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1997232 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: Marshall
- Est. Elev: 291 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Union
- Location given for Whitaker Family Burying Ground:
- Lat: 42.1416529 Lon: -93.075202
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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 Marshall, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Whitaker Family Burying Ground) 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |