A visit to the Bear 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 Bear Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bear Cemetery:
40.7750, -94.0836
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bear Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bear Cemetery is located in Ringgold County<2>.
The county seat for Ringgold County is located in Mount Ayr. Mount Ayr lies just to the west southwest of the Bear Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bear Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Bear Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bear Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oliver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Oliver Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Johnston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Johnston Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Cemetery
- Ellston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sweet Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sweet Home Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home Cemetery
- Merritt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Merritt Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt Cemetery
- Maple Row Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Maple Row Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Row Cemetery
- Grand River Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Grand River Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River Cemetery
- Pumptown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Pumptown Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumptown Cemetery
- Tedrow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Tedrow Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedrow Cemetery
- Millsap Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Millsap Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millsap Cemetery
- O'Grady Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The O'Grady Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Grady Cemetery
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- Tingley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Tingley Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tingley Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Elk Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Elk Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Old Funk Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Old Funk Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Funk Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Westervelt Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Westervelt Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westervelt Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bear Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bear Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Beaconsfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beaconsfield is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaconsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Ellston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ellston is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
- Kellerton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Grand River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grand River is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Tingley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Ayr
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hopeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hopeville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Shannon City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shannon City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Lamoni
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Decatur City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Decatur City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Arispe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arispe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arispe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Knowlton ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Knowlton is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
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- Diagonal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Benton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Benton is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Delphos
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Delphos is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphos
- Estimated population in 2019: 24 people
- Van Wert
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Van Wert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Lacelle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lacelle is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacelle
- Hatfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hatfield is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Davis City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Davis City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Leon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Thayer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Thayer is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Maloy
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Maloy is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maloy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Afton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Green Bay ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Green Bay is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
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 Bear Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ringgold County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bear Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Afton
- Arispe
- Davis City
- Diagonal
- Ellston
- Grand River
- Kellerton
- Knowlton - Historic
- Lamoni
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Mount Ayr
- Murray
- Redding
- Shannon City
- Tingley
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Bear Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Ringgold 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 Bear Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1969452 (Bear Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1969452 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: Ringgold
- Est. Elev: 335 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ellston
- Location given for Bear Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7749946 Lon: -94.083562
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Ringgold, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bear Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <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. |