Cemetery Records

This page lists various cemetery resources available for Marion County. There are two main sections: 1. General information about Marion County cemeteries (which is right below) and 2. Listing of records at specific Marion County cemeteries.

Links to general information about Marion County cemeteries

County overview in a detailed map in pdf format

This is a current road map with cemeteries marked in place as active (red), pioneer (blue), or unknown (black). This may be best if you are looking for a cemetery in a particular region where you know someone lived or if you want to know how to navigate to a given cemetery. If you like this map, you might like this more, an item below that lists all of these cemeteries and then 16 more maps, corresponding to the 16 sections of this map.

County overview using MapCustomizer.

This is a (less detailed) current road map with cemeteries marked in place as numbered tags. This may be best if you know the location and want to know the name. Or, if you know the name and want to know the location, you can use alphabetical listing on the right, click on the reddish tag, and view the location on the map. The lat/long coordinates are available now on the map as well as in the list on the right. Also, clicking on red tag on the map gives the name and the lat/long. This map can also be customized by zooming in or moving by clicking on the 4-arrow icon in the lower right part of the map.

County listing of cemeteries at Find a Grave.

This is an alphabetical listing of the (now 86) cemeteries in Marion county. The name is a link to the cemetery and to the right of the name is a summary that includes a count of the number of memorials recorded thus far, how many have photographs, and how many of them have had GPS added to them (so that you can easily find a memorial on the Find a Grave app using the Show Map feature).

GPS (lat,long) coordinates of Marion County cemeteries.

This is an alphabetical listing of cemeteries in Marion county that gives the latitude and longitude values. This data can also be found in the second entry above (using MapCustomizer), but here is a simple table (if desired).

Alphabetical listing of Marion County cemeteries.

This is simply an alphabetical listing of cemeteries in Marion county that as given in the 1994 printing the book Cemeteries of Marion County compiled by the Marion County Genealogical Society. [If you are looking for something to do, please read the note on this page.]

Index of records in Marion County cemeteries.

This is an older version of the second part of this page where the cemeteries are listed for each township for which a listing of data is found below, though it is not complete. It does give a niece summary of cemeteries for townships in the county.

Surname index of entries in Marion County cemeteries based on the IAGenWeb Gravestone Photo Project: static version; dynamic version at IAGenWeb Gravestone Photo Project

The IAGenWeb Gravestone Photo Project is somewhat comparable to Find a Grave but limited to Iowa's cemeteries and not as extensive, but there may be entries here that are not on Find a Grave. The list of surnames are given alphabetically and clicking on the name gives all those in the database with that lastname. The static version is updated periodically (last done in 2021), while the dynamic is always up-to-date. These lists are organized by last names in the county and the cemetery buried in also given for each person.

Index by Cemetery, based on the IAGenWeb Gravestone Photo Project.

The previous item was an index by surnames in Marion County cemeteries while here the index is by cemetery. In other words, this will first give you the list of cemeteries that are in this project, and each cemetery name is a link to a table of the last names at that cemetery (with a link to those at that cemetery with that last name).

Submit tombstone photos to the IAGenWeb Gravestone Photo Project.

This allows you to participate in this project. Be sure to choose the correct county and cemetery to which the photo belongs. Also, know the names involved.

Index to Iowa WPA.

Note that WPA is Works Projects Administration and this is a surname index of those in this database for Marion County. On clicking, choose a last name and you will be given the list of people in the Marion County portion of the database, the cemetery buried (and location) and birth and death information, when known.

Cemeteries of Marion County.

This is a large pdf document is produced by the Marion County GIS/WEB Dept. It starts with an alphabetical listing of cemeteries (and giving various ways of finding it - address, township/range numbers, lat/long). Following these first 18 pages, there is an overall map of the counties cemeteries (akin to the item first on this list) followed by 16 more pages of more detailed maps, one for each of the Townships 74-77 x Ranges 18-21 (partially matching our named townships).

If you wish to search for burials within Marion County that are recorded in Find A Grave, use the box below.

Listings of records at specific Marion County cemeteries

Carlisle Cemetery: Located in Indiana Township, this was transcribed by Constance Diamond, June 2004. See also the listings on Find A Grave and Iowa Gravestone Photo Project.
Columbia Cemetery: Located in Columbia, this was transcribed by Greta Thompson, April 2004. See also the listings on Find A Grave and Iowa Gravestone Photo Project.
Coal Ridge Cemetery: Located in Polk Township, this was transcribed by Greta Thompson, April 2004. See also the listings on Find A Grave and Iowa Gravestone Photo Project.
County Farm Cemetery: Located in Section 14, Township 75N, Range 20W about a mile southwest of the Knoxville city limits. Compiled by Margaret Gee in 2004.
Dallas Cemetery: Located in Dallas Township, this was transcribed by Greta Thompson, April 2004. See also the listings on Find A Grave and Iowa Gravestone Photo Project.
Other Small Dallas Township Cemeteries: Small number of entries for: Catholic Cemetery, Fairview Cemetery, Newbern Cemetery, St. Joseph Cemetery, St. Paul Cemetery, Tickle Cemetery. Transcribed by Greta Thompson, April 2004.
Funk Cemetery: The Funk Cemetery (aka Bybee Farm Cemetery, Yankee Hollow Cemetery) is located in Section 9, Township 75, Range 19 of Marion County, Iowa. Compiled by Margaret Gee in 2004. See also the listing on Find A Grave.
Gosport Cemetery: Located in Dallas Township, this was transcribed by Greta Thompson, March 2004. See also the listings on Find A Grave and Iowa Gravestone Photo Project.
Graceland Cemetery (Knoxville): This consists of 8 pages, namely the Old Section, Blocks 1-8. Transcribed by Ernie Braida in 2010. See also the listings on Find A Grave and Iowa Gravestone Photo Project.
Indiana Chapel Cemetery: Located in Attica, this was transcribed by Greta Thompson, March 2004. See also the listings on Find A Grave and Iowa Gravestone Photo Project.
Klein Cemetery: Located in Pella area, this was transcribed by Valerie Van Kooten and her Central College class Summer 2010. See also the listing on Find A Grave.
Marysville Cemetery: Located in Marysville, this was transcribed by Greta Thompson, March 2004. See also the listings on Find A Grave and Iowa Gravestone Photo Project.
Oakwood Cemetery: Located in Pella, this was a joint project between Paul Steenhoek (sec/treasure of cemetery board) and Al Hibbard, with some help by Central College students as a Service Day project. See also the listings on Find A Grave and Iowa Gravestone Photo Project.
Olive Chapel Cemetery: Located in Section 19 of Indiana Township, this was transcribed by Greta Thompson, March 2004. See also the listings on Find A Grave and Iowa Gravestone Photo Project.
Pleasantville Cemetery: Located in Pleasantville, this was transcribed by Greta Thompson, May 2004. See also the listings on Find A Grave and Iowa Gravestone Photo Project.
Price Cemetery: Compiled by Valerie Van Kooten and her Central College class, Summer 2010. See also the listings on Find A Grave and Iowa Gravestone Photo Project.
Red Rock Cemetery: Located between Knoxville and Monroe, it was transcribed by Greta Thompson, March 2004. See also the listings on Find A Grave and Iowa Gravestone Photo Project.
Swan Cemetery: Located just west of the village of Swan. No listings on this site. See the listings at Find A Grave and Iowa Gravestone Photo Project.
Timber Ridge Cemetery: This is located near the north overlook by the dam at Lake Red Rock. Information contributed by Charles Rus, 2013. See also the listing on Find A Grave.
Walters Cemetery: The Walters Cemetery is located in Section 34, Township 75, Range 19 near the present town of Pershing in Marion County, Iowa. Compiled by Margaret Gee in 2004. See also the listing on Find A Grave.

Listings of records at other cemeteries with an emphasis on Marion county connections

Iowa Veterans Cemetery, by county, in Dallas County, IA (Thanks to Conni McDaniel Hall): List of those with Marion County connections at Iowa Veterans Cemetery

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