A visit to the Wilkey 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 Wilkey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilkey Cemetery:
41.9786, -93.1352
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilkey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wilkey Cemetery is located in Marshall County<2>.
The county seat for Marshall County is located in Marshalltown. Marshalltown lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Wilkey Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wilkey Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Wilkey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilkey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Nicholls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Nicholls Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholls Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Melbourne Memorial Garden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Eden Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- County Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The County Home Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
- LaMoille Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The LaMoille Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaMoille Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Logan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Logan Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Hartland Friends Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Clemons Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Clemons Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons Cemetery
- Colo Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Colo Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colo Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Deeter Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- St. John's UCC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Center School Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Center School Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center School Cemetery
- Marietta Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Marietta Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta Cemetery
- Hixite Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Hixite Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixite 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 Wilkey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilkey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Malta
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Malta is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- State Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Melbourne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rhodes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rhodes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- State Center Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- LaMoille
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- LaMoille is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaMoille
- Luray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Luray is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Haverhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Marietta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marietta is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Colo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clemons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clemons is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Collins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Collins is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Baxter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Anthony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Saint Anthony is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
- Clyde
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clyde is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Albion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Marshalltown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bangor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bangor is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Iowa Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Iowa Center is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Center
- Maxwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ira
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ira is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Ferguson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ferguson is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Fernald
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fernald is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald
- Dillon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dillon is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Zearing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Wilkey Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marshall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilkey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albion
- Baxter
- Collins
- Colo
- Colo lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Wilkey Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Colo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colo
- Marietta
- Marshalltown
- Melbourne
- Saint Anthony
- State Center
- Zearing
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 helpful 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 Wilkey Cemetery:
- 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 Wilkey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #463043 (Wilkey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #463043 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: 320 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rhodes
- Location given for Wilkey Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.9785991 Lon: -93.1352024
- 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 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 '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- Wilkey 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. |
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