A visit to the Gravity 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 Gravity Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gravity Cemetery:
40.7667, -94.7419
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gravity Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gravity Cemetery is located in Taylor County<2>.
The county seat for Taylor County is located in Bedford. Bedford lies just to the south of the Gravity Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gravity Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Gravity Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gravity Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ladoga Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ladoga Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga Cemetery
- Holt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- Lexington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lexington Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Cemetery
- Taylor County Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dallas Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Conway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Conway Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- Bedford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bedford Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Mohler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mohler Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohler Cemetery
- Tando - Winslow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Blue Grove Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Grove Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
- Guss Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Guss Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guss Cemetery
- Ferrell - Ross Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bower Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Bower Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower Cemetery
- Prairie Rose Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hawleyville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Hawleyville Cemetery is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyville Cemetery
- Vise Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Vise Cemetery is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vise Cemetery
- Aron View Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Aron View Cemetery is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aron View Cemetery
- Memory Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Memory Cemetery is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Cemetery
- Helm Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Helm Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm Cemetery
- Ross Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Ross Twp. Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Twp. Cemetery
- Ross Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Ross Twp. Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Twp. Cemetery
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Forest Grove Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Cemetery
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 Gravity Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gravity Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gravity
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gravity is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Ladoga
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ladoga is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
- Sharpsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sharpsburg is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Bedford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Conway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Conway is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Guss
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Guss is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guss
- New Market
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Market is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Iveyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Iveyville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iveyville
- Hawleyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hawleyville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyville
- Siam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Siam is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Lenox
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clearfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mercer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Brooks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Brooks is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Nodaway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nodaway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Hopkins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Corning
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hepburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hepburn is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Clarinda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Queen City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Queen City is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Villisca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shambaugh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shambaugh is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shambaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Athelstan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Athelstan is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
- Blockton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blockton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Stringtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stringtown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Clarinda Junction ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clarinda Junction is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarinda Junction
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 Gravity Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Taylor County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gravity Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athelstan
- Bedford
- Blockton
- Clarinda
- Clearfield
- Conway
- Corning
- Gravity
- Hopkins
- New Market
- Nodaway
- Sharpsburg
- Villisca
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Gravity Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Taylor 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 Gravity Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1968892 (Gravity Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1968892 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: Taylor
- Est. Elev: 380 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gravity
- Location given for Gravity Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7666537 Lon: -94.7419155
- 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 Taylor, 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 from Point A (ie- Gravity 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. |