A visit to the Greenfield 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 Greenfield Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Greenfield Cemetery (FG ID #94941)
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Greenfield Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Greenfield Cemetery
Lat: 41.2888° (41° 17' 19")
Lon: -94.4548° (-94° 27' 17")
The Greenfield Cemetery is located in Adair County<2>.
The county seat for Adair County is located in Greenfield. Greenfield lies just to the north northwest of the Greenfield Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Greenfield Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Greenfield Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Adair County Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fontanelle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Penn Ave. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Orient Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boley Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boley Farm Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boley Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Boley Farm Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Prussia Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bryant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grove Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hebron Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Grand River Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sears Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Avondale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cutler Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hill of Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Loucks Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Canby Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Witt Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Greenfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Greenfield Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Greenfield
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fontanelle
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Orient
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Arbor Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Hebron is located in Adair County
- Gilead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gilead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Gilead is located in Adair County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gilead
- From the Greenfield Cemetery to Gilead
- Zion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stanzel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bridgewater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Williamson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Webster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Macksburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Casey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casey have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
- Casey is located in Guthrie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casey <6>
- Carl
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Carl is located in Adams County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Carl
- From the Greenfield Cemetery to Carl
- Pitzer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pitzer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitzer
- Pitzer is located in Madison County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pitzer
- From the Greenfield Cemetery to Pitzer
- Creston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- East Creston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Stuart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuart have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
- Stuart is located in Guthrie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,756 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuart <6>
- Menlo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Massena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dewey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cromwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Adair
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adair have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Adair is located in Guthrie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adair <6>
- Mount Etna
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Etna have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Mount Etna is located in Adams County
- Dexter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Anita
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anita have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
- Anita is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 898 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anita <6>
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 Greenfield Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Adair County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Greenfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anita
- Bridgewater
- Casey
- Casey lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Greenfield Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Casey.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
- Creston
- Cromwell
- Dexter
- Fontanelle
- Greenfield
- Macksburg
- Massena
- Menlo
- Orient
- Stuart
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 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 Greenfield Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Adair County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Greenfield Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Greenfield Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #457122 (Greenfield Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #457122 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Greenfield
- County: Adair Elev: 415
- Location given for GNIS #457122 (Greenfield Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #94941
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
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 Adair, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Greenfield Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2888, Longitude: -94.4548 |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |