A visit to the Dickens 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 Dickens Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dickens Cemetery:
41.0836, -92.2482
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dickens Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dickens Cemetery is located in Wapello County<2>.
The county seat for Wapello County is located in Ottumwa. Ottumwa lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Dickens Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dickens Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Dickens Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dickens Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bladensburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Competine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Competine Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competine Cemetery
- Schrom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Schrom Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schrom Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Martinsburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Martinsburg Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg Cemetery
- Deuser Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Deuser Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deuser Cemetery
- Nasby Corner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Nasby Corner Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasby Corner Cemetery
- Sterner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Sterner Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterner Cemetery
- Forrest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Forrest Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest Cemetery
- Hook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hook Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hook Cemetery
- Garrison Rock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kitterman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kitterman Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitterman Cemetery
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- Brumsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Brumsey Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumsey Cemetery
- Holmes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Holmes Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Abingdon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Abingdon Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon Cemetery
- McCormick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The McCormick Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick Cemetery
- Dahlonega Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Round Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Round Point Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Point Cemetery
- Chief Wapello Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hackney Grave
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hackney Grave is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney Grave
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Walnut Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill Cemetery
- Myers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers 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 Dickens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dickens Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Competine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Competine is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competine
- Abingdon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Abingdon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Dahlonega
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dahlonega is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlonega
- Agency
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Martinsburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Hedrick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hedrick is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Highland Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Center is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Center
- Batavia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Linby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Linby is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linby
- Pekin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pekin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- East Ottumwa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ottumwa
- Nugent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nugent is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nugent
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- Ottumwa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cliffland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cliffland is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffland
- Packwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Packwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Keb ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Keb is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keb
- Eldon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ollie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ollie is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Maharishi Vedic City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
- Hayesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hayesville is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Libertyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Fremont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kirkville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
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 Dickens 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 Dickens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batavia
- Eldon
- Fairfield
- Fremont
- Hedrick
- Martinsburg
- Ottumwa
- Richland
- Selma
- Selma lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Dickens Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Selma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Dickens 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 Dickens Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #455913 (Dickens Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #455913 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: 227 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Abingdon
- Location given for Dickens Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0836265 Lon: -92.2482371
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dickens 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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