A visit to the Clay 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 Clay Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Clay Cemetery:
42.1722, -90.9801
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Clay Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Clay Cemetery is located in Jones County<2>.
The county seat for Jones County is located in Anamosa. Anamosa lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Clay Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Clay Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Clay Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Clay Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Johnstown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnstown Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown Cemetery
- Johnson Town Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Town Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Town Cemetery
- South Mineral Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Mineral Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Canton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Canton Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Cemetery
- St. Peters Temple Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Scotch Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- Ozark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Ozark Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark Cemetery
- North Madison Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cady Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Cady Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cady Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Griffin Estate Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- English Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The English Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Four Horn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Four Horn Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Horn Cemetery
- Wyoming Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Wyoming Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming Cemetery
- Cascade Community Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Cascade Community Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Community Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cascade Community Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Cascade.
- The Cascade Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cascade City Cemetery
- Cascade Protestant Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1966304 <5>
- St. Johns Evangelical Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kiburz Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Kiburz Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiburz Cemetery
- Zimmerman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Zimmerman Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman Cemetery
- Edinburg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Edinburg Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg Cemetery
- Madison Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Monmouth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Monmouth Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth Cemetery
- Reel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Reel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reel Cemetery
- Tracy Farm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Tracy Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy Farm Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Clay Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Clay Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Clay Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clay Mills is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Mills
- Onslow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Canton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Canton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Center Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Center Junction is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Junction
- Estimated population in 2015: 111 people
- Wyoming
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Emeline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Emeline is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emeline
- Cascade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Monmouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Monmouth is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Crab Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Crab Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Town
- Baldwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Amber
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Amber is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
- Ironhills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ironhills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhills
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Garry Owen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Garry Owen is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garry Owen
- Fillmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fillmore is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Hale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hale is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Monticello
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bernard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Langworthy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Langworthy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langworthy
- Oxford Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oxford Mills is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Mills
- Oxford Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oxford Junction is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Buckhorn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buckhorn is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Washington Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Mills is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Mills
- Olin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fulton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
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 Clay Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jones County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Clay Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anamosa
- Cascade
- Lost Nation
- Monmouth
- Monticello
- Olin
- Wyoming
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 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 Clay Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Jones 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 Clay Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #455443 (Clay Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #455443 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: Jones
- Est. Elev: 256 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Canton
- Location given for Clay Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.1722322 Lon: -90.9801429
- 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 Jones, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clay 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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