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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Willie Coons Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Willie Coons Cemetery (FG ID #2360820)

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 Willie Coons Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Willie Coons Cemetery

Lat:   41.8347°   (41° 50' 4")

Lon:   -93.6784°   (-93° 40' 42")

The Willie Coons Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.

The county seat for Polk County is located in Des Moines. Des Moines lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south of the Willie Coons Cemetery .

Name Variations for Willie Coons Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Willie Coons Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Willie Coons Farm Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Willie Coons Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Polk County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Willie Coons Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Willie Coons Cemetery.

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

    • Slater
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Polk City Junction
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polk City Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk City Junction
      • Polk City Junction is located in Polk County
    • Sheldahl
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldahl
      • Sheldahl is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
    • Alleman
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleman
      • Alleman is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
    • Polk City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Huxley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huxley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
    • Andrews
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
      • Andrews is located in Polk County
    • Midvale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
      • Midvale is located in Story County
    • Madrid
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • High Bridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • 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.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
      • High Bridge is located in Dallas County
    • Herrold
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrold
      • Herrold is located in Polk County
    • Ankeny
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ankeny have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankeny
      • Ankeny is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,068 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ankeny <4>
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Elkhart
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Cambridge
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
      • Kelley
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Granger
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Johnston
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston
        • Johnston is located in Polk County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,092 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnston <4>
      • Grimes
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Saylorville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saylorville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylorville
        • Saylorville is located in Polk County
      • Luther
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luther have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
        • Luther is located in Boone County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
      • Xenia
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
        • Xenia is located in Dallas County
      • Marquisville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquisville
        • Marquisville is located in Polk County
      • Loring
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
        • Loring is located in Polk County
      • Woodward
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Ontario
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ontario have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
        • Ontario is located in Story County
      • Berwick
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berwick have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
        • Berwick is located in Polk County
      • Shipley
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipley
        • Shipley is located in Story County
      • Ames
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • 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 <4>

    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 Willie Coons Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Willie Coons Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Ames
      • Ames lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Willie Coons Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ames.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
    • Ankeny
      • Ankeny lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Willie Coons Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ankeny.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankeny
    • Johnston
    • Madrid
      • Madrid lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Willie Coons Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Madrid.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
    • Polk City
    • Slater
    • Woodward

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Willie Coons Cemetery.<7>

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

    • Sheldahl Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Sheldahl Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96327 <1>
    • Slater Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Slater Cemetery is located in Story County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slater Cemetery
    • Lem Small Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lem Small Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lem Small Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lem Small Cemetery
    • Crocker Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crocker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crocker Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crocker Cemetery
    • Lincoln Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Cemetery
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2221299 <1>
    • Beebe Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beebe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beebe Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beebe Cemetery
    • Polk City Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polk City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Polk City Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polk City Cemetery
    • Sheldahl Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Sheldahl Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2365467 <1>
    • United Brethren Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The United Brethren Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • The United Brethren Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hopkins Grove UMC Cemetery
      • J.B. Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Brethren Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2274288 <1>
    • Hopkins Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Davis Farm Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Davis Farm Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Farm Cemetery
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Palestine Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palestine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Palestine Cemetery is located in Story County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palestine Cemetery
      • Fjelberg Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fjelberg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fjelberg Cemetery is located in Story County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fjelberg Cemetery
      • Hillsdale Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lincoln Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Cemetery
      • Union Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Union Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Ankeny Memorial Gardens
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ankeny Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ankeny Memorial Gardens is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ankeny Memorial Gardens
      • Ballard Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ballard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ballard Cemetery is located in Story County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ballard Cemetery
      • Mt. Hope Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Bretheran Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bretheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bretheran Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bretheran Cemetery
      • White Oak Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the White Oak Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1094445 <1>
      • Lincoln Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Story County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Cemetery
      • Bethany Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Story County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Willie Coons Cemetery:

    The official website for Polk County: www.co.polk.ia.us/

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Polk, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Willie Coons Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8347, Longitude: -93.6784    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.




 

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