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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 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.

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 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

    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise Junction
      • Boise Junction is located in Ada County
    • 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 <4>
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collister
      • Collister is located in Ada County
    • Boise City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise City
      • Boise City is located in Ada County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 229,776 people
      • Former name for Boise City:
      • Boise City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boise City <4>
    • 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 <4>
    • Nampa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nampa
      • Nampa is located in Canyon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103,215 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nampa <4>
    • Kings Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Corner
      • Kings Corner is located in Canyon County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmont
      • Bowmont is located in Canyon County
    • 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 <4>
      • Pearl
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
        • Pearl is located in Gem County

    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.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Meridian Cemetery.<6>

    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)
      • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
    • Joplin Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Joplin Cemetery is located in Ada County
      • The Joplin Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Joplin Pioneer Cemetery
      • Joplins Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joplin Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1597433 <1>
    • Lower Fairview Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kuna Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Kuna Cemetery is located in Ada County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kuna Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Kuna.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kuna Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1970611 <1>
    • Morris Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Dry Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Dry Creek Cemetery is located in Ada County
      • The Dry Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Syringa Gardens Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dry Creek Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80453 <1>
    • Idaho State Veterans Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Star Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Star Cemetery is located in Ada County
      • The Star Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Home of the Peace Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Star Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1959845 <1>
    • 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)
        • The Kohlerlawn Cemetery is located in Canyon County
        • The Kohlerlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Nampa City Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kohlerlawn Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #494975 <1>
      • 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)
        • The Ft. Boise Military Cemetery is located in Ada County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ft. Boise Military Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Boise City.
        • The Ft. Boise Military Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Boise Barracks Military Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Boise Military Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80473 <1>
      • 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)
        • The Canyon Hill Cemetery is located in Canyon County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Canyon Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Caldwell.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canyon Hill Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80424 <1>

    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 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

    The official website for Ada County: www.adaweb.net/

    The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/

    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' 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'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>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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