A visit to the Genoa 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 Genoa Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Genoa Cemetery:
40.6045, -93.1263
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Genoa Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Genoa Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Corydon. Corydon lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Genoa Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Genoa Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Genoa Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Genoa Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tharp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Tharp Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tharp Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Shoultz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shoultz Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoultz Cemetery
- The Shoultz Cemetery has also been known as:
- Schultz Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96311 <5>
- Hickerson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hickerson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickerson Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Southlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Southlawn Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southlawn Cemetery
- Livingston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sharp Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Sharp Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery
- Torrey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Torrey Cemetery is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrey Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Bollman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Bollman Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollman Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Ripper Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Ripper Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripper Cemetery
- Shriver Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Shriver Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shriver Cemetery
- Moss Sturgeon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Moss Sturgeon Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Sturgeon Cemetery
- The Moss Sturgeon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sturgeon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96439 <5>
- Medicineville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Medicineville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- White Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hibbsville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Farmers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Genoa Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Genoa Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Genoa
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Saint John
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint John is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Seymour
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Powersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Powersville is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Numa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Numa is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Jerome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jerome is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Promise City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Promise City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Unionville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cincinnati
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cincinnati is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
- Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
- Plano
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lucerne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lucerne is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Mendota
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mendota is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pearl City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pearl City is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Brazil
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brazil is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Sunshine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sunshine is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Corydon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allerton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Exline
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Exline is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Mystic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mystic is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Hodge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hodge is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Centerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Confidence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Confidence is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
- Pollock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pollock is located in Sullivan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Clarkdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkdale is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkdale
- Walnut City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut City is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut City
- Clio
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Clio is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 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 Genoa Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Genoa Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allerton
- Centerville
- Clio
- Corydon
- Lucerne
- Pollock
- Powersville
- Seymour
- Unionville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Genoa Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Genoa Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #456871 (Genoa Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #456871 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 315 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Saint John
- Location given for Genoa Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6044554 Lon: -93.1263193
- 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 Wayne, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Genoa 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. |