A visit to the Fletcher 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 Fletcher Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fletcher Cemetery:
41.1406, -93.4933
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fletcher Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Lucas County<2>.
The county seat for Lucas County is located in Chariton. Chariton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southeast of the Fletcher Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Fletcher Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Fletcher Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fletcher Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Norwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Norwood Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- Brinegar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Brinegar Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinegar Cemetery
- Clore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Clore Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clore Cemetery
- Christian Neck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Wren Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wren Hill Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Hill Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Hendrickson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hendrickson Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrickson Cemetery
- Liberty Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bethel Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Parr Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Parr Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parr Cemetery
- Shupe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shupe Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shupe Cemetery
- Indian Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Shaver Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Shaver Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shaver Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the south of Indianola.
- The Shaver Cemetery has also been known as:
- Schaver Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #196269 <5>
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Fry Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Fry Hill Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fry Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Lucas.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #517695 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Fletcher Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fletcher Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Liberty Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Liberty Center is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Lacona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lucas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lucas is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Cool
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Newbern
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Newbern is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Woodburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bauer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bauer is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
- Milo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chariton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Williamson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- New Virginia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Clarkson ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clarkson is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Derby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Derby is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Melcher - Dallas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Melcher - Dallas is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melcher - Dallas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
- Osceola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Indianola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ackworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ackworth is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Sandyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sandyville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Olmitz
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Olmitz is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmitz
- Columbia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Columbia is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Saint Marys
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Marys is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 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 Fletcher Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lucas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fletcher Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chariton
- Indianola
- Lacona
- Lucas
- Lucas lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Fletcher Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lucas.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Milo
- Milo lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Fletcher Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Milo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Osceola
- Russell
- Truro
- Truro lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Fletcher Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Truro.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
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 Fletcher Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Lucas 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 Fletcher Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1823388 (Fletcher Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1823388 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: Lucas
- Est. Elev: 311 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lacona
- Location given for Fletcher Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.1405527 Lon: -93.4932692
- 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 Lucas, 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' (or 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- Fletcher 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. |