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A visit to the Dexter 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 Dexter Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dexter 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 Dexter Cemetery

Lat:   41.5044°   (41° 30' 15")

Lon:   -94.2341°   (-94° 14' 2")

The Dexter 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 northeast of the Dexter Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Dexter Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Calvary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Old Penn Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Penn Center Cemetery
    • The Old Penn Center Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Penn Center Methodist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Penn Center Methodist Church Cemetery
    • The Penn Center Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • The Penn Center Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Penn Center Cemetery
  • North Oak Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The North Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
  • South Oak Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The South Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
  • Bear Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bear Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bear Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Dallas County
  • Spillers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spillers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spillers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Spillers Cemetery is located in Dallas County
  • Earlham Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Dallas County
  • Wiscotta Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wiscotta Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wiscotta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wiscotta Cemetery is located in Dallas County
  • Morrisburg Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrisburg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morrisburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Morrisburg Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
  • East Linn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Harper Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harper Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harper Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Menlo Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Menlo Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Menlo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Menlo Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Adair County
      • The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Fairview Congregational Christian Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1977305 <5>
    • Eppard Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eppard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eppard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eppard Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • North Branch Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Branch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Branch Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • McKibben Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKibben Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKibben Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McKibben Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Rosehill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosehill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosehill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
    • Worthington Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Worthington Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Worthington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Worthington Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Longmire Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Longmire Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Longmire Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Longmire Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Panther Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Panther Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Panther Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Panther Creek Cemetery is located in Dallas County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dexter Cemetery.

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

  • Dexter
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Stuart
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
    • Stuart is located in Guthrie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,756 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuart <6>
  • Earlham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlham
    • Earlham is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,409 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlham <6>
  • Wiscotta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscotta
    • Wiscotta is located in Dallas County
  • Redfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Dale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
    • Dale is located in Guthrie County
  • Menlo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Linden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Linden is located in Dallas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
  • Pitzer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pitzer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitzer
    • Pitzer is located in Madison County
  • Arbor Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arbor Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
    • Arbor Hill is located in Adair County
  • Glendon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glendon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendon
    • Glendon is located in Guthrie County
  • DeSoto
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Webster
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
      • Webster is located in Madison County
    • Stanzel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanzel
      • Stanzel is located in Adair County
    • Adel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 <6>
    • Van Meter
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Panora
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Panther
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Panther. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
      • Panther is located in Dallas County
    • Casey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
      • Casey is located in Guthrie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casey <6>
    • Winterset
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

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 Dexter 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 Dexter Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Dexter 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 Dexter Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #455903  (Dexter Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #455903 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: Redfield
    • County: Dallas         Elev: 347
    • Location given for GNIS #455903 (Dexter 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Dexter Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5044, Longitude: -94.2341       In this case, the coordinates for the Dexter 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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