A visit to the Athelstan Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 Athelstan Cemetery ...
The Athelstan Cemetery is located in Taylor County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Bethel Cemetery
- Brethren Cemetery
- The Brethren Cemetery is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brethren Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Fletchall Cemetery
- The Fletchall Cemetery is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletchall Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fletchall Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Grant City (MO).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1017772 <2>
- Forest Grove Cemetery
- The Forest Grove Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Cemetery
- Forest Home Cemetery
- The Forest Home Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home Cemetery
- Grant City Cemetery
- The Grant City Cemetery is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City Cemetery
- Honey Grove Cemetery
- The Honey Grove Cemetery is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Grove Cemetery
- Isadora Cemetery
- The Isadora Cemetery is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isadora Cemetery
- Kemery Cemetery
- The Kemery Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemery Cemetery
- Luteston Cemetery
- The Luteston Cemetery is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luteston Cemetery
- McLaughlin Cemetery
- The McLaughlin Cemetery is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaughlin Cemetery
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- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Old Sheridan Cemetery
- The Old Sheridan Cemetery is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sheridan Cemetery
- Platte River Cemetery
- The Platte River Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte River Cemetery
- Platteville Cemetery
- The Platteville Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platteville Cemetery
- Redding Cemetery
- The Redding Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding Cemetery
- Rosehill Cemetery
- The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Cemetery
- Sheridan Cemetery
- The Sheridan Cemetery is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan Cemetery
- The Sheridan Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sheridan VanSkyock Cemetery
- Tent Chapel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Athelstan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Allendale
- Athelstan
- Athelstan is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
- Bedford
- Benton
- Benton is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Blockton
- Blockton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Clearfield
- Conway
- Conway is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Delphos
- Delphos is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphos
- Estimated population in 2019: 24 people
- Denver
- Denver is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Gaynor
- Gaynor is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaynor
- Gentry
- Gentry is located in Gentry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Grant City
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gravity
- Gravity is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Hopkins
- Irena
- Irena is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Maloy
- Maloy is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maloy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Orrsburg
- Orrsburg is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrsburg
- Oxford
- Oxford is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Parnell
- Prohibition City
- Prohibition City is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prohibition City
- Ravenwood
- Ravenwood is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Redding
- Redding is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Sharpsburg
- Sharpsburg is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Sheridan
- Worth
- Worth is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 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 Athelstan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Taylor County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Athelstan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allendale
- Athelstan
- Bedford
- Blockton
- Clearfield
- Conway
- Gentry
- Grant City
- Gravity
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Parnell
- Redding
- Sharpsburg
- Sheridan
- Worth
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Athelstan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Taylor County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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 Athelstan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #454273 (Athelstan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #454273 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Taylor
- Est. Elev: 329 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sheridan
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Taylor, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Athelstan Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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