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A visit to the Boley Farm Cemetery ...

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 Boley Farm Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Boley Farm Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Boley Farm Cemetery

Lat:   41.2528°   (41° 15' 10")

Lon:   -94.3336°   (-94° 20' 0")

The Boley Farm Cemetery is located in Adair County<2>.

The county seat for Adair County is located in Greenfield. Greenfield lies just to the west northwest of the Boley Farm Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Boley Farm Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hebron Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hill of Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill of Zion Cemetery
    • The Hill of Zion Cemetery is located in Adair County
    • The Hill of Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Zion Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2167201 <5>
  • Grand River Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grand River Center Cemetery
    • The Grand River Center Cemetery is located in Adair County
    • The Grand River Center Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Grand River Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2190468 <5>
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Adair County
  • Wilson Chapel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Orient Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kivett Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kivett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kivett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kivett Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Greenfield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Adair County Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Penn Ave. Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Prairie Lawn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Lawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prairie Lawn Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Kickman Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kickman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kickman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kickman Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • West Branch Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Branch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Branch Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Moon Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Moon Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Wight Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wight Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wight Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jerusalem Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jerusalem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jerusalem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Boone Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boone Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Boone Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Welty Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welty Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Welty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Welty Cemetery is located in Madison County

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 Boley Farm Cemetery.

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

  • Hebron
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
    • Hebron is located in Adair County
  • Zion
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
    • Zion is located in Adair County
  • Orient
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Stanzel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanzel
    • Stanzel is located in Adair County
  • Webster
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Webster is located in Madison County
  • Arbor Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arbor Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
    • Arbor Hill is located in Adair County
  • Greenfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Macksburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
    • Macksburg is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Pitzer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pitzer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitzer
    • Pitzer is located in Madison County
  • Fontanelle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanelle
    • Fontanelle is located in Adair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
  • Creston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • East Creston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Creston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Creston
    • East Creston is located in Union County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Ord
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ord. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
      • Ord is located in Madison County
    • Gilead
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gilead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
      • Gilead is located in Adair County
    • Williamson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Williamson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
      • Williamson is located in Adams County
    • Cromwell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
      • Cromwell is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
    • Lorimor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorimor
      • Lorimor is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Afton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Afton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
      • Afton is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 825 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <6>
    • Winterset
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Stuart
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • 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 <6>
    • Bridgewater
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Menlo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Barney
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
      • Barney is located in Madison County

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 Boley Farm Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Adair County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Boley Farm Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Boley Farm Cemetery:

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 Boley Farm Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1969032  (Boley Farm Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1969032 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: Arbor Hill
    • County: Adair         Elev: 376
    • Location given for GNIS #1969032 (Boley Farm Cemetery)

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 Adair, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Boley Farm Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2528, Longitude: -94.3336       In this case, the coordinates for the Boley Farm Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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