A visit to the County Farm Number One 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 County Farm #1 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the County Farm #1 Cemetery:
40.9917, -92.4752
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the County Farm #1 Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The County Farm #1 Cemetery is located in Wapello County<2>.
The county seat for Wapello County is located in Ottumwa. Ottumwa lies just to the east northeast of the County Farm #1 Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the County Farm #1 Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the County Farm #1 Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from County Farm #1 Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shaul Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Shaul Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaul Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Wilkenson Grave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilkenson Grave is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkenson Grave
- Bowen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bowen Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen Cemetery
- Chisman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Chisman Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisman Cemetery
- Ralston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ralston Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pt. Isabel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pt. Isabel Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pt. Isabel Cemetery
- McIntire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hebrew Jewish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ottumwa Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ottumwa Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottumwa Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Harris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Burns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Burns Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Cemetery
- Wellman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wellman Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Ormanville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Ormanville Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormanville Cemetery
- Dexter Baby Grave
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dexter Baby Grave is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Baby Grave
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
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 County Farm #1 Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from County Farm #1 Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ottumwa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bidwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bidwell is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell
- East Ottumwa
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ottumwa
- Keb ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Keb is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keb
- Carbon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Chillicothe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chillicothe is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Cliffland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cliffland is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffland
- Dahlonega
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dahlonega is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlonega
- Blakesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Agency
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dudley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dudley is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Kirkville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kirkville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Floris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Floris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Highland Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Center is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Center
- Drakesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Avery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Avery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Eldon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Eddyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Paris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Paris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Competine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Competine is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competine
- Hedrick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hedrick is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Fremont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cedar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cedar is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
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 County Farm #1 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 County Farm #1 Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batavia
- Blakesburg
- Bloomfield
- Eddyville
- Eldon
- Eldon lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the County Farm #1 Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Eldon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldon
- Fremont
- Hedrick
- Ottumwa
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 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 County Farm #1 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 County Farm #1 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1975604 (County Farm Number One Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1975604 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: 257 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ottumwa South
- Location given for County Farm Number One Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9916809 Lon: -92.4751866
- 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' (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- County Farm #1 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. |