A visit to the Meridian Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Meridian Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Meridian Cemetery (FG ID #80561)
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 Meridian Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Meridian Cemetery
Lat: 43.6036° (43° 36' 12")
Lon: -116.3830° (-116° 22' 58")
The Meridian Cemetery is located in Ada County<2>.
The county seat for Ada County is located in Boise City. Boise City lies just to the east of the Meridian Cemetery .
Establishment of the Meridian Cemetery ...
The Meridian Cemetery was established in 1934.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> of the Meridian Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Meridian Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cloverdale Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Terrace Lawn Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Five Mile Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Ada County
- Joplin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kuna Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Morris Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dry Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Idaho State Veterans Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Star Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kuna Pioneer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Kohlerlawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ft. Boise Military Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Idaho State Penitentiary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Middleton Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Canyon Hill Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 16 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Meridian Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Meridian Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Meridian
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Boise Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Garden City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Ada County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,920 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <6>
- Eagle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kuna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Collister
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boise City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Star
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Star is located in Ada County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,259 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star <6>
- Nampa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kings Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boise Hills Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boise Hills Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise Hills Village
- Boise Hills Village is located in Ada County
- Bowmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Middleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Caldwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Melba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melba have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
- Melba is located in Canyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melba <6>
- Pearl
(17 miles [27.4 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 Meridian Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ada County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Meridian Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boise City
- Caldwell
- Emmett
- Meridian
- Middleton
- Nampa
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 Meridian Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Idaho:
- Pages specific to Ada 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 Meridian Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Meridian Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #373908 (Meridian Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #373908 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: Meridian
- County: Ada Elev: 800
- Location given for GNIS #373908 (Meridian Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #80561
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Ada County: www.adaweb.net/
The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.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 Idaho's counties, including Ada, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Meridian Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6036, Longitude: -116.3830 |
<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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |