A visit to the Clear 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 Clear Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Clear Cemetery:
41.1589, -93.1449
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Clear Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Clear Cemetery is located in Lucas County<2>.
The county seat for Lucas County is located in Chariton. Chariton lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest of the Clear Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Clear Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Clear Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Clear Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stotts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Stotts Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotts Cemetery
- Strong Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Strong Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong Cemetery
- Oak Dale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Oak Dale Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale Cemetery
- Gosport Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Belinda Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Belinda Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Olive Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Olive Chapel Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Chapel Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Stoneking Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Stoneking Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneking Cemetery
- O'Brien Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The O'Brien Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Brien Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Smithfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Smithfield Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Eldorado Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Concord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Finarty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Finarty Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finarty Cemetery
- Arian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Arian Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arian Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Brownlee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Hogeland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Hogeland Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogeland Cemetery
- Indiana Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gullion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Gullion Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gullion Cemetery
- Mormon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mormon Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Cemetery
- Sween Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Sween Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sween Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Clear Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Clear Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Columbia
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Columbia is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Olmitz
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Olmitz is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmitz
- Indiana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Indiana is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana
- Melcher - Dallas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Melcher - Dallas is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melcher - Dallas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
- Williamson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Attica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Attica is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Newbern
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Newbern is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Bauer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bauer is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
- Marysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Marysville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Pershing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pershing is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pershing
- Knoxville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Russell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Zero
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Zero is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zero
- Lovilia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hamilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hamilton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Lacona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chariton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bussey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bussey is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bussey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Georgetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Bluff Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bluff Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Harvey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harvey is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Tracy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tracy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Pleasantville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Howell ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Howell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Milo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Clear Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lucas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Clear Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bussey
- Chariton
- Knoxville
- Lacona
- Lovilia
- Melrose
- Milo
- Milo lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Clear Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Milo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Pleasantville
- Russell
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Clear Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Lucas 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 Clear Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1970659 (Clear Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1970659 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: Lucas
- Est. Elev: 291 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Melcher-Dallas
- Location given for Clear Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.1588881 Lon: -93.1449277
- 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 Lucas, 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- Clear 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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