A visit to the Duncan 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 Duncan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Duncan Cemetery:
40.5970, -93.5044
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Duncan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Duncan Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Corydon. Corydon lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Duncan Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Duncan Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Duncan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Duncan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- South Lineville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Laughlin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Laughlin Cemetery is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Logan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Logan Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Cemetery
- Elm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gatliff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Gatliff Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatliff Cemetery
- Clio Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Clio Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio Cemetery
- Gollough Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Gollough Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gollough Cemetery
- Corder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Corder Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The White Oak Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
- Yingling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Yingling Cemetery is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yingling Cemetery
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- Hollers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hollers Cemetery is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollers Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Girdner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Girdner Cemetery is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdner Cemetery
- Alley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Alley Cemetery is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley Cemetery
- Wilder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilder Cemetery is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder Cemetery
- Shriver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Shriver Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shriver Cemetery
- Fugate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Fugate Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugate Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Duncan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Duncan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lineville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lineville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- South Lineville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- South Lineville is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lineville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Clio
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clio is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Mercer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Morgan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Morgan is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Hodge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hodge is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Woodland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Ravanna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ravanna is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravanna
- Allerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Powersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Powersville is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Pleasanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasanton is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Burrows
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burrows is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
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- Princeton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lucerne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lucerne is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Corydon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Garden Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Garden Grove is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Leon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Davis City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Davis City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Akron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Akron is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Cainsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cainsville is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Newtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saint John
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Saint John is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Humeston
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Le Roy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Le Roy is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
- Decatur City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 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 Duncan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Duncan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allerton
- Cainsville
- Clio
- Corydon
- Davis City
- Garden Grove
- Humeston
- Leon
- Leon lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Duncan Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Leon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Lineville
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Mercer
- Pleasanton
- Powersville
- Princeton
- Ravanna
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Duncan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Duncan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #456059 (Duncan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #456059 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 327 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lineville
- Location given for Duncan Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.5969523 Lon: -93.504385
- 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 Wayne, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Duncan 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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