A visit to the Drakesville 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 Drakesville Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Drakesville Cemetery:
40.7947, -92.4855
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Drakesville Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Drakesville Cemetery is located in Davis County<2>.
The county seat for Davis County is located in Bloomfield. Bloomfield lies just to the southeast of the Drakesville Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Drakesville Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Drakesville Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Drakesville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Breeding Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Breeding Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding Cemetery
- McConnell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The McConnell Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell Cemetery
- Cammack Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Cammack Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cammack Cemetery
- Lester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Hammans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hammans Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammans Cemetery
- Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Baptist Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Cemetery
- Harbour Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Harbour Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Cemetery
- Roland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Roland Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland Cemetery
- Rudd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rudd Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- West Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The West Union Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Runkles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Runkles Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runkles Cemetery
- Pollard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pollard Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Kingdom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Kingdom Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingdom Cemetery
- Baer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Baer Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baer Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Glassburner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Glassburner Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glassburner Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- West Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The West Grove Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of West Grove.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96635 <5>
- Bloomfield South Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dunnville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Dunnville Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dunnville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Bloomfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94614 <5>
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] of the Drakesville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Drakesville Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Drakesville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bloomfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Paris
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Paris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- West Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Grove is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
- Steuben
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Steuben is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Carbon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Mark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mark is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
- Floris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Floris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Orleans
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Orleans is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Savannah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Savannah is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
- Unionville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Moulton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moulton is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Chequest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chequest is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chequest
- Stiles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stiles is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Pulaski
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pulaski is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Udell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Udell is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Cliffland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cliffland is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffland
- Blakesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bidwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bidwell is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell
- East Ottumwa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- East Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ottumwa
- Ottumwa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Coatsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coatsville is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatsville
- Eldon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Agency
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Drakesville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Davis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Drakesville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blakesburg
- Bloomfield
- Eldon
- Eldon lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Drakesville Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Eldon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldon
- Lancaster
- Milton
- Moravia
- Moulton
- Ottumwa
- Selma
- Selma lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Drakesville 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 first turn to 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 Drakesville Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Davis 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 Drakesville Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #456009 (Drakesville Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #456009 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: Davis
- Est. Elev: 270 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bloomfield North
- Location given for Drakesville Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7947422 Lon: -92.4854644
- 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 Davis, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Drakesville 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. |