A visit to the Gay 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 Gay Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gay Cemetery:
40.9772, -93.4127
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gay Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gay Cemetery is located in Lucas County<2>.
The county seat for Lucas County is located in Chariton. Chariton lies just to the east northeast of the Gay Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gay Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Gay Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gay Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Derby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Derby Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Cemetery
- Goshen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Murray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Murray Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Cemetery
- Waynick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Waynick Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynick Cemetery
- Grimes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Grimes Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes Cemetery
- Fry Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Freedom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Freedom Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Cemetery
- Chariton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- County Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Woods Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Douglass Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Douglass Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Last Chance Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Last Chance Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance Cemetery
- Humeston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Humeston Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humeston Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Parr Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Parr Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parr Cemetery
- Gwinn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Gwinn Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwinn Cemetery
- Sharon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- Ryan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Ryan Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Cemetery
- Niswender Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Niswender Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niswender Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gay Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gay Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Derby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Derby is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Lucas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lucas is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Chariton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Humeston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Millerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Millerton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Le Roy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Le Roy is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
- Russell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Williamson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newbern
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Newbern is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Garden Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garden Grove is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Zero
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Zero is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zero
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Olmitz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Olmitz is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmitz
- Lacona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Corydon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Liberty Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Liberty Center is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Confidence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Confidence is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
- Bauer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bauer is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
- Weldon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Weldon is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Allerton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Melrose
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Osceola
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Green Bay ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Green Bay is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Cool
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
- Columbia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Melcher - Dallas
(19 miles [30.6 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
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 Gay 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 Gay Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allerton
- Chariton
- Corydon
- Garden Grove
- Humeston
- Lacona
- Lucas
- Melrose
- Osceola
- Russell
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 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 Gay 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 Gay Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1970655 (Gay Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1970655 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: 327 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Derby
- Location given for Gay Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9772224 Lon: -93.4127119
- 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 '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- Gay 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. |