A visit to the Gomer 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 Gomer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gomer Cemetery:
41.1172, -95.3086
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gomer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gomer Cemetery is located in Montgomery County<2>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Red Oak. Red Oak lies just to the south southeast of the Gomer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gomer Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gomer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gomer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Center Ridge Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ridge Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elliot Hillside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- L Laire Property Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mormon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Farm Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Farm Creek Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Creek Cemetery
- Farm Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Farm Creek Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Creek Cemetery
- Lowens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lowens Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowens Cemetery
- Wheeler Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Clair Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Clair Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clair Cemetery
- Indian Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Indian Graveyard is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Graveyard
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Macedonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Emerson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Emerson Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Red Oak Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94720 <5>
- Waveland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mrs. Frank Hacffich & Infant Grave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hillside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Mercer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Carson Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- The Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Town Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95724 <5>
- Saylers Farm Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Saylers Farm Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylers Farm Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Salem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Hewitt Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Hewitt Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Gomer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gomer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Henderson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Elliott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Emerson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Red Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hastings
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hastings is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Griswold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Coburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Oakland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Stanton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Malvern
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Clark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clark is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Grant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Grant is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Imogene
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Nyman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Nyman is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyman
- Sciola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sciola is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciola
- Lewis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Treynor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Tenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Tenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenville
- Lyman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lyman is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Essex
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hancock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hancock is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Clarinda Junction ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clarinda Junction is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarinda Junction
- Mineola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
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 Gomer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montgomery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gomer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carson
- Elliott
- Emerson
- Essex
- Grant
- Griswold
- Hancock
- Hastings
- Imogene
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Macedonia
- Malvern
- Red Oak
- Silver City
- Stanton
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 helpful 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 Gomer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Montgomery 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 Gomer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #465586 (Gomer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #465586 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: Montgomery
- Est. Elev: 387 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wales
- Location given for Gomer Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.1172157 Lon: -95.3086065
- 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 Montgomery, 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- Gomer 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. |