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A visit to the Dale Moffit Reservoir 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 Dale Moffit Reservoir Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dale Moffit Reservoir 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 Dale Moffit Reservoir Cemetery

Lat:   41.5194°   (41° 31' 9")

Lon:   -93.8002°   (-93° 48' 0")

The Dale Moffit Reservoir Cemetery is located in Dallas County<2>.

The county seat for Dallas County is located in Adel. Adel lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Dale Moffit Reservoir Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Dale Moffit Reservoir Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dale Moffit Reservoir Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Warren County
  • Huston Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Huston Cemetery is located in Dallas County
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located in Warren County
  • Jordan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jordan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jordan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jordan Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Booneville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Booneville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Booneville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Booneville Cemetery is located in Dallas County
  • United Brethren Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Brethren Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the United Brethren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The United Brethren Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Resthaven Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resthaven Cemetery
    • The Resthaven Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • The Resthaven Cemetery has also been known as:
    • McLaren's Resthaven Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95931 <5>
  • Clayton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clayton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clayton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clayton Cemetery is located in Dallas County
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Waukee Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Thornton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thornton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thornton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thornton Cemetery is located in Dallas County
  • Van Meter Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Meter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Meter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Van Meter Cemetery is located in Dallas County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • German Lutheran Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The German Lutheran Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jefferson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jefferson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jefferson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Warren County
    • Linn Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linn Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Linn Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Linn Grove Cemetery is located in Warren County
    • Webb Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webb Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Webb Cemetery is located in Warren County
    • Sunset Memorial Gardens
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sunset Memorial Gardens is located in Polk County
    • Glendale Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glendale Cemetery
      • The Glendale Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Glendale Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Des Moines.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94875 <5>

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 Dale Moffit Reservoir Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dale Moffit Reservoir Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Commerce
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Commerce. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
    • Commerce is located in Polk County
  • Cumming
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumming have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumming
    • Cumming is located in Warren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumming <7>
  • Orillia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orillia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orillia
    • Orillia is located in Warren County
  • West Des Moines
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Des Moines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Des Moines
    • West Des Moines is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,057 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Des Moines <7>
  • Booneville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Norwalk
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwalk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
    • Norwalk is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,449 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <7>
  • Lakewood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
    • Lakewood is located in Warren County
  • Clive
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clive have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clive
    • Clive is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,444 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clive <7>
  • Windsor Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Heights
    • Windsor Heights is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,735 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor Heights <7>
  • Waukee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Churchville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
    • Churchville is located in Warren County
  • Prole
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prole have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prole
    • Prole is located in Warren County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Urbandale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbandale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbandale
      • Urbandale is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,650 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbandale <7>
    • Van Meter
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Martensdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martensdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martensdale
      • Martensdale is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martensdale <7>
    • Spring Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
      • Spring Hill is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
    • Des Moines
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • DeSoto
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Bevington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bevington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevington
      • Bevington is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bevington <7>
    • Grimes
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Patterson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
      • Patterson is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
    • Johnston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston
      • Johnston is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,092 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnston <7>
    • Adel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
      • Adel is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,607 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adel <7>

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 Dale Moffit Reservoir Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dallas County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dale Moffit Reservoir Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Adel
    • Adel lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Dale Moffit Reservoir Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Adel.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
  • Dallas Center
  • Des Moines
  • Johnston
    • Johnston lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Dale Moffit Reservoir Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Johnston.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston
  • Urbandale
  • Waukee
    • Waukee lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Dale Moffit Reservoir Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waukee.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukee

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 Dale Moffit Reservoir 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 Dale Moffit Reservoir Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1996401  (Dale Moffit Reservoir Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1996401 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: Commerce
    • County: Dallas         Elev: 262
    • Location given for GNIS #1996401 (Dale Moffit Reservoir Cemetery)

The official website for Dallas County: www.co.dallas.ia.us/

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 Dallas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Dale Moffit Reservoir Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5194, Longitude: -93.8002       In this case, the coordinates for the Dale Moffit Reservoir 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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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