A visit to the Homan 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 Homan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Homan Cemetery:
41.1083, -94.7086
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Homan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Homan Cemetery is located in Adams County<2>.
The county seat for Adams County is located in Corning. Corning lies just to the south of the Homan Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Homan Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Homan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Homan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Mt. Etna Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Old Mt. Etna Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mt. Etna Cemetery
- Mt. Etna Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Carl Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Corning.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95547 <5>
- Campbell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Quincy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Quincy Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Quincy Cemetery
- The Old Quincy Cemetery has also been known as:
- Quincy Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95906 <5>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Victoria Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Victoria Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Queen City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Queen City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Queen City Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City Cemetery
- Winn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Prescott Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Prescott Evergreen Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott Evergreen Cemetery
- The Prescott Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Evergreen Cemetery
- New Prescott Cemetery
- Prescott Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94717 <5>
- Old Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Evergreen Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Evergreen Cemetery
- The Old Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Castle Cemetery
- Old Prescott Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95718 <5>
- Bohemian National Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Icarian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cutler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Cutler Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler Cemetery
- The Cutler Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mormon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2351381 <5>
- Avondale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Garner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Homan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Homan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mount Etna
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mount Etna is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Carl
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Carl is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Quincy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Dewey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dewey is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
- Carbon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Queen City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Queen City is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Prescott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Williamson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Williamson is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
- Gilead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gilead is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Corning
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Center is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
- Bridgewater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Strand
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Strand is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strand
- Massena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brooks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brooks is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Mercer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mercer is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Stringtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stringtown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Cromwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cromwell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Fontanelle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fontanelle is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
- Cumberland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Grant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Grant is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 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 Homan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Adams County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Homan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bridgewater
- Corning
- Cromwell
- Fontanelle
- Grant
- Massena
- Nodaway
- Orient
- Prescott
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 Homan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Adams 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 Homan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1968961 (Homan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1968961 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: Adams
- Est. Elev: 389 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Corning North
- Location given for Homan Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.10832 Lon: -94.7085846
- 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 Adams, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Homan 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. |
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