A visit to the Gosport 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 Gosport Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Gosport Cemetery (FG ID #518999).
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 Gosport Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gosport Cemetery:
41.2034, -93.1541
The Gosport Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Knoxville. Knoxville lies just to the north northeast of the Gosport Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gosport Cemetery.
Establishment of the Gosport Cemetery ...
The Gosport Cemetery was established in 1855.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Gosport Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gosport Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Columbia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Columbia Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cemetery
- Stotts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Stotts Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotts Cemetery
- Strong Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Strong Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong Cemetery
- Clear Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Clear Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Cemetery
- Olive Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Olive Chapel Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Chapel Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Oak Dale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Dale Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Finarty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Finarty Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finarty Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nephus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Nephus Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nephus Cemetery
- Arian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Arian Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arian Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Stickle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Stickle Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickle Cemetery
- Dallas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Dallas Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas Cemetery
- Belinda Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Belinda Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Indiana Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sween Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sween Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sween Cemetery
- Poor Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Poor Farm Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Farm Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gosport Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gosport Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Columbia
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Melcher - Dallas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Indiana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Attica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Newbern
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Olmitz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Olmitz is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmitz
- Pershing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Knoxville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bauer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Williamson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lacona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lovilia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pleasantville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bussey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Harvey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harvey is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Chariton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Russell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Zero
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tracy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Howell ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Howell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Cordova
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cordova is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Melrose
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Georgetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sandyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Milo
(16 miles [25.7 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 Gosport Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gosport Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bussey
- Chariton
- Knoxville
- Lacona
- Lovilia
- Melrose
- Milo
- Milo lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Gosport Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Milo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Pleasantville
- Russell
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 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 Gosport Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Marion 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 Gosport Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #518999
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1975963 (Gosport Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1975963 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 281 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Melcher-Dallas
- Location given for Gosport Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.2030538 Lon: -93.1535391
- 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 Marion, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gosport 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. |