A visit to the Bear Creek 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 Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bear Creek Cemetery:
41.5386, -94.1652
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bear Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bear Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Bear Creek Cemetery.<4>
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)
- Wiscotta Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wiscotta Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscotta Cemetery
- Spillers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Spillers Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillers Cemetery
- Dexter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Dexter Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Cemetery
- Earlham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McKibben Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McKibben Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKibben Cemetery
- Longmire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Longmire Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmire Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Center Methodist Church Cemetery
- The Penn Center Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Penn Center Cemetery
- North Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The North Branch Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Panther Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ellis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- North Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gibson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Morrisburg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Morrisburg Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisburg Cemetery
- Worthington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Worthington Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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)
- Redfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wiscotta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wiscotta is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscotta
- Stuart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- DeSoto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Adel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Linden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Linden is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Dale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dale is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Van Meter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Panther
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Panther is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Pitzer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pitzer is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitzer
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Glendon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Glendon is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendon
- Menlo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Arbor Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arbor Hill is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
- Webster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Webster is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- 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)
- Stanzel is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanzel
- Winterset
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Minburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Minburn is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minburn
- 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
- Earlham
- Guthrie Center
- Menlo
- Minburn
- Panora
- Redfield
- Stuart
- 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
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 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 Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Dallas 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 Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1823060 (Bear Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1823060 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: Dallas
- Est. Elev: 327 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Redfield
- Location given for Bear Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5385994 Lon: -94.1652352
- 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 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bear Creek 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. |
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