A visit to the Field 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 Field Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Field Cemetery:
41.1505, -93.8608
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Field Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Field Cemetery is located in Clarke County<2>.
The county seat for Clarke County is located in Osceola. Osceola lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Field Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Field Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Field Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Field Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hartman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hartman Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Fremont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Fremont Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Worthing Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Worthing Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthing Cemetery
- Peru Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Peru Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Cemetery
- Beymer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Beymer Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beymer Cemetery
- Farson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Farson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farson Cemetery
- Jamison Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Jamison Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Viney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Viney Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viney Cemetery
- Sayre Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Sayre Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre Cemetery
- Barney Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Barney Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The King Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Beardsley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Beardsley Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardsley Cemetery
- Murray Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Maple Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Osceola.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95393 <5>
- St. Charles Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The St. Charles Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Charles 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 Field Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Field Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Truro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Peru
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Peru is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peru
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- New Virginia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Barney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Barney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Murray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Murray is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
- Osceola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Charles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Lorimor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lorimor is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorimor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Thayer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thayer is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Saint Marys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Marys is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Ord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ord is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lacelle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lacelle is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacelle
- Patterson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Patterson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Bevington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hopeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hopeville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Cool
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
- Winterset
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Green Bay ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Green Bay is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Woodburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Martensdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Churchville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Churchville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
- Macksburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Macksburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 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 Field Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clarke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Field Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Afton
- East Peru
- Lorimor
- Macksburg
- Murray
- Osceola
- Truro
- Winterset
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 Field Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Clarke 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 Field Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #456586 (Field Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #456586 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: Clarke
- Est. Elev: 336 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Truro
- Location given for Field Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.1505492 Lon: -93.8607784
- 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 Clarke, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Field 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. |