A visit to the Dead Man's Curve 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 Dead Man's Curve Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dead Man's Curve Cemetery:
40.7569, -94.3550
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dead Man's Curve Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dead Man's Curve Cemetery is located in Ringgold County<2>.
The county seat for Ringgold County is located in Mount Ayr. Mount Ayr lies just to the east southeast of the Dead Man's Curve Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dead Man's Curve Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dead Man's Curve Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dead Man's Curve Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Benton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Benton Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Cemetery
- Marshalltown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Marshalltown Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalltown Cemetery
- Bohemian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
- Diagonal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Diagonal Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diagonal Cemetery
- Cabaret Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cabaret Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabaret Cemetery
- Keller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Keller Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Maloy.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2193998 <5>
- Centenary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Centenary Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Centenary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Diagonal.
- The Centenary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Knowlton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2153874 <5>
- Clearfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Clearfield Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Tindle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Tindle Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tindle Cemetery
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- Platte River Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Platte River Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte River Cemetery
- Forest Home Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Forest Home Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Quinn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Quinn Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn Cemetery
- Rising Sun Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Rising Sun Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun Cemetery
- Mortimor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Mortimor Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimor Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Eugene Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Eugene Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene 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 Dead Man's Curve Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dead Man's Curve Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Benton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Benton is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Diagonal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Knowlton ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Knowlton is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
- Maloy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maloy is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maloy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Delphos
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Delphos is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphos
- Estimated population in 2019: 24 people
- Mount Ayr
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clearfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Redding
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Redding is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Tingley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blockton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blockton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Shannon City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shannon City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Lenox
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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- Conway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Conway is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Kent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kent is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Ellston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ellston is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
- Athelstan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Athelstan is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
- Irena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Irena is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Arispe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arispe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arispe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Sharpsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sharpsburg is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Kellerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Beaconsfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Beaconsfield is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaconsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Grant City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hatfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hatfield is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Stringtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Stringtown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
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 Dead Man's Curve Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ringgold County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dead Man's Curve Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allendale
- Arispe
- Arispe lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Dead Man's Curve Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Arispe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arispe
- Athelstan
- Blockton
- Clearfield
- Conway
- Diagonal
- Ellston
- Grant City
- Kellerton
- Kent
- Kent lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Dead Man's Curve Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kent.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Knowlton - Historic
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Continue List (5 more)
- Redding
- Shannon City
- Sharpsburg
- Tingley
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 either 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 Dead Man's Curve Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Ringgold 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 Dead Man's Curve Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1969454 (Dead Man's Curve Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1969454 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: Ringgold
- Est. Elev: 323 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Diagonal
- Location given for Dead Man's Curve Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.756935 Lon: -94.3549574
- 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 Ringgold, 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- Dead Man's Curve 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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