A visit to the Gatliff 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 Gatliff Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gatliff Cemetery:
40.5917, -93.5619
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gatliff Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gatliff Cemetery is located in Decatur County<2>.
The county seat for Decatur County is located in Leon. Leon lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Gatliff Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gatliff 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 Gatliff Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gatliff Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Logan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Logan Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Cemetery
- Yingling Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Yingling Cemetery is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yingling Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The White Oak Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
- Fugate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Fugate Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugate Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Hollers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hollers Cemetery is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollers Cemetery
- South Lineville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- McKinney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Girdner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Girdner Cemetery is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdner Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Corder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Corder Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Cemetery
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- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Laughlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Laughlin Cemetery is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Shields Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shields Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Cemetery
- Middle Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Middle Point Cemetery is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Point Cemetery
- Alley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Alley Cemetery is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley Cemetery
- Clio Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Clio Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio Cemetery
- Gollough Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gollough Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gollough Cemetery
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]<3> of the Gatliff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gatliff Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- South Lineville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Lineville is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lineville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Lineville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lineville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Morgan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Morgan is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Mercer
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clio
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clio is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Woodland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Woodland is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Pleasanton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasanton is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Ravanna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ravanna is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravanna
- Hodge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hodge is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Burrows
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burrows is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
- Allerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Princeton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Davis City
(13 miles [20.9 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Akron is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Powersville
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Leon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cainsville
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Lucerne
(16 miles [25.7 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
- 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
- Corydon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Decatur City
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Humeston
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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 Gatliff Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Decatur County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gatliff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allerton
- Cainsville
- Clio
- Clio lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Gatliff Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clio.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Corydon
- Davis City
- Garden Grove
- Humeston
- Lamoni
- Leon
- Leon lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Gatliff Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Leon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Lineville
- Lucerne
- Mercer
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- Powersville
- Princeton
- Ravanna
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 websites either 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 Gatliff Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Decatur 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 Gatliff Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #456862 (Gatliff Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #456862 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: Decatur
- Est. Elev: 325 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lineville
- Location given for Gatliff Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.5916737 Lon: -93.5618863
- 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 Decatur, 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- Gatliff 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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