A visit to the Graybill 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 Graybill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Graybill Cemetery:
41.5092, -95.5806
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Graybill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Graybill Cemetery is located in Harrison County<2>.
The county seat for Harrison County is located in Logan. Logan lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Graybill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Graybill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Graybill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Graybill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Minden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Minden Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minden Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Schley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Schley Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schley Cemetery
- Lytle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lytle Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle Cemetery
- Neola Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Neola Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola Cemetery
- St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Patricks Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Neola.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960110 <5>
- Valley View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- Shelby Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Shelby Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby Twp. Cemetery
- Chambers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Chambers Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Cemetery
- Harris Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Harris Grove Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove Cemetery
- Castor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Castor Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castor Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Silver Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Silver Valley Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley Cemetery
- Hawkins Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Linwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Linwood Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood Cemetery
- York Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The York Twp. Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Twp. Cemetery
- Cass Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Cass Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass Twp. Cemetery
- Ellison Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Ellison Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Logan.
- The Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel - Knauss Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94244 <5>
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fisher Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Olson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Olson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olson Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Graybill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Graybill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Yorkshire
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Yorkshire is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Minden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Neola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Persia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Persia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Shelby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Underwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tennant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tennant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Portsmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pigeon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pigeon is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Harlan Junction ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Harlan Junction is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan Junction
- Avoca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Avoca is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <6>
- McClelland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hancock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Corley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Corley is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Weston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Weston is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Logan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Honey Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Honey Creek is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Oakland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harlan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Panama
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Missouri Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Loveland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Loveland is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
- Crescent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westphalia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westphalia is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 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 Graybill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Harrison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Graybill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Avoca
- Hancock
- Harlan
- Logan
- Missouri Valley
- Neola
- Neola lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Graybill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Neola.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
- Shelby
- Underwood
- Woodbine
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Graybill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Harrison 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 Graybill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #457087 (Graybill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #457087 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: Harrison
- Est. Elev: 373 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Persia
- Location given for Graybill Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5091581 Lon: -95.5805608
- 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 Harrison, 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- Graybill 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. |