A visit to the Chief Wapello 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 Chief Wapello Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Chief Wapello Cemetery:
40.9917, -92.2924
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Chief Wapello Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Chief Wapello Cemetery is located in Wapello County<2>.
The county seat for Wapello County is located in Ottumwa. Ottumwa lies just to the west northwest of the Chief Wapello Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Chief Wapello Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Chief Wapello Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Chief Wapello Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hackney Grave
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hackney Grave is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney Grave
- Brumsey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Brumsey Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumsey Cemetery
- Round Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Round Point Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Point Cemetery
- Sterner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Sterner Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterner Cemetery
- Sedore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sedore Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedore Cemetery
- Ashland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ashland Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Cemetery
- Bladensburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kitterman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Kitterman Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitterman Cemetery
- Railback Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Railback Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Railback Cemetery
- Ellsworth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ellsworth Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth Cemetery
- Garrison Rock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dahlonega Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- McIntire Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fiedler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cooper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Eldon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Eldon Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldon Cemetery
- Nasby Corner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Nasby Corner Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasby Corner Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Hebrew Jewish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ottumwa Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Ottumwa Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottumwa Cemetery
- Sedore Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sioc Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Sioc Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioc Cemetery
- Litgner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Litgner Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litgner Cemetery
- Batavia City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Batavia City Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia City Cemetery
- Holmes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Holmes Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Cemetery
- Dickens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Dickens Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Chief Wapello Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Chief Wapello Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Agency
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cliffland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cliffland is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffland
- East Ottumwa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ottumwa
- Eldon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Batavia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dahlonega
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dahlonega is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlonega
- Ottumwa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Carbon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Floris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Floris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Highland Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Highland Center is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Center
- Competine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Competine is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competine
- Selma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Selma is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Abingdon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Abingdon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Keb ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Keb is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keb
- Chequest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chequest is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chequest
- Libertyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Hedrick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hedrick is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Bidwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bidwell is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell
- Linby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Linby is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linby
- Pekin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pekin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Martinsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Martinsburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Douds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Douds is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douds
- Packwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Packwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Chillicothe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chillicothe is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Leando
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leando is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
- Maharishi Vedic City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
- Nugent
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Nugent is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nugent
- Kirkville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 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 Chief Wapello Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wapello County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Chief Wapello Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batavia
- Eldon
- Hedrick
- Martinsburg
- Ottumwa
- Selma
- Selma lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Chief Wapello Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Selma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
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 Chief Wapello Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Wapello 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 Chief Wapello Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1975644 (Chief Wapello Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1975644 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: Wapello
- Est. Elev: 246 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Agency
- Location given for Chief Wapello Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9916831 Lon: -92.2924044
- 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 Wapello, 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 from Point A (ie- Chief Wapello 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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