A visit to the Gifford Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Gifford Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Gifford Cemetery (FG ID #94864).
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 Gifford Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gifford Cemetery:
41.5189, -93.0882
The Gifford Cemetery is located in Jasper County<2>.
The county seat for Jasper County is located in Newton. Newton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north of the Gifford Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gifford Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Gifford Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gifford Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Seay Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Seay Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seay Cemetery
- Monroe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pendroy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Pendroy Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendroy Cemetery
- Dowler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dowler Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowler Cemetery
- Ritter - Worth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gibbens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kleins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Kleins Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kleins Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dunreath Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dunreath Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunreath Cemetery
- Mikesell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mikesell Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikesell Cemetery
- Burkhalter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Burkhalter Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhalter Cemetery
- Griffis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Red Rock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Red Rock Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The West Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Mound Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rhinehart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Rhinehart Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinehart Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hughes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Ruckman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Ruckman Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruckman Cemetery
- Hannold Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hannold Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannold 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 Gifford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gifford Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Monroe
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Otley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reasnor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cordova
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cordova is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Galesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Percy ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Percy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
- Prairie City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Metz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Howell ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Howell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Pella
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Killduff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vandalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Swan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Newton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lambs Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasantville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sully
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Colfax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Runnells
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Goddard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Peoria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hartford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Harvey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harvey is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Lynnville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kellogg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oswalt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Gifford Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jasper County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gifford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Colfax
- Kellogg
- Knoxville
- Lynnville
- Monroe
- Newton
- Pella
- Pleasantville
- Prairie City
- Runnells
- Sully
- Sully lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Gifford Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sully.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sully
- Swan
- Swan lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Gifford Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Swan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
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 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 Gifford Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Jasper 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 Gifford Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #94864
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #456898 (Gifford Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #456898 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: Jasper
- Est. Elev: 276 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Monroe
- Location given for Gifford Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5188815 Lon: -93.0882569
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Jasper, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Gifford 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |