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A visit to the Bear Creek Cemetery ...


The location of the Bear Creek Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Bear Creek Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   41.5386°   (41° 32' 18")

Lon:   -94.1652°   (-94° 9' 54")

The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Dallas County<2>.

The county seat for Dallas County is located in Adel. Adel lies just to the northeast of the Bear Creek Cemetery .

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 websites either 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 Creek Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Dallas 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 Bear Creek 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 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bear Creek Cemetery.

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

    • Dexter
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Earlham
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlham
      • Earlham is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,409 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlham <4>
    • Redfield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wiscotta
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscotta
      • Wiscotta is located in Dallas County
    • Stuart
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
      • Stuart is located in Guthrie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,756 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuart <4>
    • DeSoto
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Adel
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
      • Adel is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,607 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adel <4>
    • Linden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
      • Linden is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
    • Dale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
      • Dale is located in Guthrie County
    • Van Meter
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Pitzer
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pitzer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitzer
      • Pitzer is located in Madison County
    • Menlo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Webster
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
        • Webster is located in Madison County
      • Booneville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Dallas Center
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Panora
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Waukee
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Stanzel
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanzel
        • Stanzel is located in Adair County
      • Winterset
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Minburn
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minburn
        • Minburn is located in Dallas County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 357 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 Bear Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dallas County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Adel
      • Adel lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Bear Creek Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Adel.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
    • Casey
    • Dallas Center
    • Dexter
      • Dexter lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Bear Creek Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dexter.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
    • Earlham
    • Guthrie Center
    • Menlo
    • Minburn
    • Panora
    • Redfield
    • Stuart
      • Stuart lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Bear Creek Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Stuart.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
    • Waukee
      • Waukee lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Bear Creek Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waukee.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukee
    • Winterset
    • Yale
      • Yale lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Bear Creek Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Yale.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Bear Creek Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Wiscotta Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wiscotta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wiscotta Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wiscotta Cemetery
    • Spillers Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spillers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spillers Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spillers Cemetery
    • Dexter Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dexter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dexter Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dexter Cemetery
    • Earlham Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • McKibben Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKibben Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McKibben Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKibben Cemetery
    • Longmire Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Longmire Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Longmire Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Longmire Cemetery
    • Harper Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harper Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harper Cemetery
    • East Linn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Old Penn Center Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Penn Center Methodist Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Penn Center Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • The Penn Center Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Penn Center Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Penn Center Methodist Church Cemetery
    • North Branch Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Branch Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Branch Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Panther Creek Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Panther Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Panther Creek Cemetery is located in Dallas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Panther Creek Cemetery
      • Ellis Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ellis Cemetery is located in Dallas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellis Cemetery
      • North Oak Grove Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The North Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Oak Grove Cemetery
      • South Oak Grove Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The South Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Calvary Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Gibson Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gibson Cemetery is located in Dallas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibson Cemetery
      • Morrisburg Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morrisburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Morrisburg Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrisburg Cemetery
      • Worthington Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Worthington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Worthington Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Worthington Cemetery
      • Oakland Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Dallas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery

    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 Bear Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1823060  (Bear Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1823060 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: Redfield
      • County: Dallas         Elev: 327
      • Location given for GNIS #1823060 (Bear Creek Cemetery)

    The official website for Dallas County: www.co.dallas.ia.us/

    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 Dallas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bear Creek Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5386, Longitude: -94.1652       In this case, the coordinates for the Bear Creek Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.




 

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