A visit to the Fall 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 Fall Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fall Cemetery:
41.1111, -92.6502
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fall Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fall Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Albia. Albia lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Fall Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Fall Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Fall Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fall Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Corners Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Anderson Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dave Roberts Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Columbia Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cemetery
- Bridgeport Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bridgeport Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport Cemetery
- Johnston Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cuba Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cuba Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba Cemetery
- Thorpe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Thorpe Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorpe Cemetery
- Wilcox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wilcox Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox Cemetery
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- The Highland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eddyville Cemetery
- Hayden Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Divide Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Shahan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Old Shahan Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shahan Cemetery
- Crane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Crane Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Cemetery
- Beebe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Beebe Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beebe Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Albia.
- The Beebe Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chedister Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94467 <5>
- East Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The East Bethel Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bethel Cemetery
- Little Chisman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Munterville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Munterville Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munterville Cemetery
- Stump Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Stump Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fall Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fall Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dudley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dudley is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Eddyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Avery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Avery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Chillicothe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chillicothe is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Kirkville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kirkville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Lakonta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lakonta is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakonta
- Givin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Givin is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givin
- Bidwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bidwell is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell
- Cedar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
- Albia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blakesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Keb ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Keb is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keb
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bluff Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bluff Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Wright
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wright is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Beacon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Beacon is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Selection
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Selection is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selection
- Exeelsior
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Exeelsior is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeelsior
- University Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- University Park is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Oskaloosa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fremont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Keomah Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Keomah Village is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keomah Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Bussey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bussey is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bussey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Hamilton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hamilton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Lovilia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Evans
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Evans is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Ottumwa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dahlonega
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dahlonega is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlonega
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 Fall Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fall Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albia
- Blakesburg
- Bussey
- Eddyville
- Fremont
- Lovilia
- Oskaloosa
- Ottumwa
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 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 Fall Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 Fall Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1970440 (Fall Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1970440 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 249 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Avery
- Location given for Fall Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.1111205 Lon: -92.6501922
- 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 Monroe, 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- Fall 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. |