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A visit to the Abel Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Abel Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Abel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   40.9797°   (40° 58' 46")

Lon:   -94.1433°   (-94° 8' 35")

The Abel Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.

The county seat for Union County is located in Creston. Creston lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Abel Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Abel Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Norris Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norris Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norris Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Norris Family Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Otterbein Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otterbein Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Otterbein Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Otterbein Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Green Lawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Green Lawn Cemetery is located in Union County
  • West Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Union Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Cornwall Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cornwall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cornwall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cornwall Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Brown Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brown Family Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Homewood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Homewood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Homewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Homewood Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Reasoner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reasoner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reasoner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Reasoner Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Claypool Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Claypool Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Claypool Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Claypool Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Thayer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thayer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thayer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thayer Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Beulah Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beulah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beulah Cemetery is located in Union County
    • County Home Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Home Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The County Home Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
      • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Shannon City.
      • The Oakland Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Shannon City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1977705 <5>
    • Bever Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bever Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bever Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bever Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
    • Tingley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tingley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tingley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tingley Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
    • Pumptown Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pumptown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pumptown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pumptown Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
    • Leas Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leas Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Leas Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Hopeville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopeville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopeville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hopeville Cemetery is located in Clarke County
    • Troy Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Troy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Troy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Troy Cemetery is located in Clarke County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Abel Cemetery.

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

  • Arispe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arispe
    • Arispe is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
  • Afton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Afton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
    • Afton is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 825 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <6>
  • Thayer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
    • Thayer is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
  • Shannon City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shannon City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon City
    • Shannon City is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
  • Hopeville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hopeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
    • Hopeville is located in Clarke County
  • Tingley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Ellston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellston
    • Ellston is located in Ringgold County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
  • Murray
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Murray is located in Clarke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
  • Lorimor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorimor
    • Lorimor is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • East Creston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Creston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Creston
    • East Creston is located in Union County
  • Beaconsfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaconsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaconsfield
    • Beaconsfield is located in Ringgold County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
  • Creston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Knowlton ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
      • Knowlton is located in Ringgold County
    • Grand River
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
      • Grand River is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
    • Lacelle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lacelle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacelle
      • Lacelle is located in Clarke County
    • Barney
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
      • Barney is located in Madison County
    • Diagonal
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Macksburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
      • Macksburg is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
    • Kent
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
      • Kent is located in Union County
    • Zion
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
      • Zion is located in Adair County
    • Cromwell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
      • Cromwell is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people

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 Abel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Union County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Abel Cemetery:

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 Abel Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1822932  (Abel Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1822932 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: Arispe
    • County: Union         Elev: 361
    • Location given for GNIS #1822932 (Abel Cemetery)

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

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 Union, 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 Abel Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9797, Longitude: -94.1433       In this case, the coordinates for the Abel Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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