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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gatliff Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gatliff Cemetery

Lat:   40.5917°   (40° 35' 30")

Lon:   -93.5619°   (-93° 33' 42")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Logan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Logan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Logan Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • Yingling Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yingling Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yingling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Yingling Cemetery is located in Mercer County (MO)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • White Oak Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The White Oak Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • Fugate Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fugate Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fugate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fugate Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • Moore Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Moore Cemetery is located in Mercer County (MO)
  • Hollers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hollers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hollers Cemetery is located in Mercer County (MO)
  • South Lineville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Lineville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Lineville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The South Lineville Cemetery is located in Mercer County (MO)
  • McKinney Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKinney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKinney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McKinney Cemetery is located in Mercer County (MO)
  • Girdner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Girdner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Girdner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Girdner Cemetery is located in Mercer County (MO)
  • Duncan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duncan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duncan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Duncan Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Corder Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corder Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Corder Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Union Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • White Oak Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Laughlin Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laughlin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laughlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Laughlin Cemetery is located in Mercer County (MO)
    • Hayes Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hayes Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Shields Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shields Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shields Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shields Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Middle Point Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middle Point Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middle Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Middle Point Cemetery is located in Mercer County (MO)
    • Alley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Alley Cemetery is located in Mercer County (MO)
    • Clio Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clio Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clio Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clio Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Gollough Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gollough Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gollough Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gollough Cemetery is located in Wayne County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lineville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lineville
    • South Lineville is located in Mercer County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
  • Lineville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lineville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
    • Lineville is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
  • Morgan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morgan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
    • Morgan is located in Decatur County
  • Mercer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
    • Mercer is located in Mercer County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercer <7>
  • Clio
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
    • Clio is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
  • Woodland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Woodland is located in Decatur County
  • Pleasanton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasanton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
    • Pleasanton is located in Decatur County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
  • Ravanna
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravanna
    • Ravanna is located in Mercer County (MO)
  • Burrows
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burrows. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
    • Burrows is located in Mercer County (MO)
  • Allerton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allerton
    • Allerton is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allerton <7>
  • Princeton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Davis City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis City
    • Davis City is located in Decatur County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Akron
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Akron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
      • Akron is located in Harrison County (MO)
    • Powersville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
      • Powersville is located in Putnam County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • Leon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
      • Leon is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <7>
    • Cainsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
      • Cainsville is located in Harrison County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
    • Lucerne
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucerne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
      • Lucerne is located in Putnam County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Garden Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
      • Garden Grove is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
    • Corydon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corydon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon
      • Corydon is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,593 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corydon <7>
    • Decatur City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decatur City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur City
      • Decatur City is located in Decatur County
      • 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.

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 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:

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: GNIS record #456862 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Lineville
    • County: Decatur         Elev: 325
    • Location given for GNIS #456862 (Gatliff Cemetery)

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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 '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Gatliff Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5917, Longitude: -93.5619       In this case, the coordinates for the Gatliff Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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