A visit to the Boles 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 Boles Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Boles Cemetery:
41.2300, -92.7941
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Boles Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Boles Cemetery is located in Mahaska County<2>.
The county seat for Mahaska County is located in Oskaloosa. Oskaloosa lies just to the east northeast of the Boles Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Boles Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Boles Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Boles Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Weldon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Weldon Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon Cemetery
- Rochester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Rochester Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Sand Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Sand Ridge Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge Cemetery
- Pringle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pringle Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle Cemetery
- De Long Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The De Long Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Long Cemetery
- The De Long Cemetery has also been known as:
- De Long - Delashmutt Cemetery
- Delashmutt Cemetery
- Mahaska County Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mahaska County Farm Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahaska County Farm Cemetery
- The Mahaska County Farm Cemetery has also been known as:
- County Home Cemeterty
- Cohen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cohen Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohen Cemetery
- The Cohen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cone Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Berry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Berry Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
- Henness Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Henness Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henness Cemetery
- Belle Fountain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Gregory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Doud Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Doud Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doud Cemetery
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Buxton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Buxton Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton Cemetery
- Bluff Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bluff Creek Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek Cemetery
- Beacon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Beacon Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beacon Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Oskaloosa.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94211 <5>
- Evans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler 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 Boles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Boles Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lakonta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lakonta is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakonta
- Bussey
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bussey is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bussey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Tracy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tracy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Bluff Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Olivet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Olivet is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Givin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Givin is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givin
- Beacon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beacon is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Evans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Evans is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Fishville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fishville is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
- Hamilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Leighton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Marysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Marysville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lovilia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oskaloosa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eddyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- University Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- University Park is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Harvey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harvey is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Pershing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pershing is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pershing
- Attica
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Attica is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Avery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Avery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Indiana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Indiana is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana
- Wright
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wright is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Pella
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Keomah Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Keomah Village is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keomah Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Howell ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Howell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
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 Boles Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mahaska County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Boles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bussey
- Eddyville
- Lovilia
- Oskaloosa
- Pella
- Pella lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Boles Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pella.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Boles Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Mahaska 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 Boles Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1970893 (Boles Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1970893 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: Mahaska
- Est. Elev: 245 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Buxton
- Location given for Boles Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.2300044 Lon: -92.794086
- 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 Mahaska, 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- Boles 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. |