A visit to the Garrison Rock 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 Garrison Rock Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Garrison Rock Cemetery:
41.0667, -92.3446
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Garrison Rock Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Garrison Rock Cemetery is located in Wapello County<2>.
The county seat for Wapello County is located in Ottumwa. Ottumwa lies just to the southwest of the Garrison Rock Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Garrison Rock Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Garrison Rock Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Garrison Rock Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dahlonega Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kitterman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Kitterman Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitterman Cemetery
- Nasby Corner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Nasby Corner Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasby Corner Cemetery
- County Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- McCormick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The McCormick Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick Cemetery
- Memorial Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ottumwa Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ottumwa Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottumwa Cemetery
- Hebrew Jewish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Round Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Round Point Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Point Cemetery
- Bladensburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Agency City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Agency City Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agency City Cemetery
- The Agency City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Agency Cemetery
- Agency Twp. Cemetery
- Chief Wapello Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brumsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brumsey Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumsey Cemetery
- Dickens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Dickens Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens Cemetery
- Hook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hook Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hook Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Sterner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Sterner Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterner Cemetery
- Deuser Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Deuser Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deuser Cemetery
- Slagle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Slagle Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagle Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Garrison Rock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Garrison Rock Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dahlonega
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dahlonega is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlonega
- Ottumwa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Ottumwa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ottumwa
- Highland Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Highland Center is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Center
- Agency
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Keb ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Keb is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keb
- Cliffland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cliffland is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffland
- Competine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Competine is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competine
- Hedrick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hedrick is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Martinsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Kirkville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Chillicothe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chillicothe is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bidwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bidwell is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell
- Batavia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Abingdon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Abingdon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Fremont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pekin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pekin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Carbon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Carbon is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Eldon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Linby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Linby is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linby
- Nugent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nugent is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nugent
- Dudley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dudley is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Floris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Floris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Cedar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
- Packwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Packwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Hayesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hayesville is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 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 Garrison Rock Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wapello County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Garrison Rock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batavia
- Eldon
- Eldon lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Garrison Rock Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Eldon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldon
- Fremont
- Hedrick
- Martinsburg
- Ottumwa
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Garrison Rock Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Wapello 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 Garrison Rock Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1975603 (Garrison Rock Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1975603 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: Wapello
- Est. Elev: 246 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Farson
- Location given for Garrison Rock Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0666813 Lon: -92.3446282
- 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 Wapello, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Garrison Rock 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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