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A visit to the Humeston Cemetery ...


The location of the Humeston Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

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 Humeston Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Humeston Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Humeston Cemetery

Lat:   40.8850°   (40° 53' 5")

Lon:   -93.4985°   (-93° 29' 54")

The Humeston Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.

The county seat for Wayne County is located in Corydon. Corydon lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southeast of the Humeston Cemetery .

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 Humeston Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Wayne 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 Humeston Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church
  • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Humeston Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Humeston Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Humeston
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Derby
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
      • Derby is located in Lucas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
    • Le Roy
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
      • Le Roy is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
    • Garden Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
      • Garden Grove is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
    • Millerton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
      • Millerton is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
    • Woodburn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
      • Woodburn is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodburn <4>
    • Lucas
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
      • Lucas is located in Lucas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Corydon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corydon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon
      • Corydon is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,593 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corydon <4>
    • Weldon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
      • Weldon is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
    • Allerton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allerton
      • Allerton is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allerton <4>
    • Chariton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chariton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chariton
      • Chariton is located in Lucas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,103 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chariton <4>
    • Woodland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Woodland is located in Decatur County
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Green Bay ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
        • Green Bay is located in Clarke County
      • Van Wert
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Wert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wert
        • Van Wert is located in Decatur County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
      • Leon
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
        • Leon is located in Decatur County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <4>
      • Russell
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
        • Russell is located in Lucas County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russell <4>
      • Clio
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
        • Clio is located in Wayne County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
      • Osceola
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Williamson
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
        • Williamson is located in Lucas County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamson <4>
      • Liberty
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
        • Liberty is located in Clarke County
      • Confidence
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
        • Confidence is located in Wayne County

    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 Humeston Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Humeston Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Humeston Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Humeston Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Gwinn Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gwinn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gwinn Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gwinn Cemetery
    • Green Bay Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Bay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Bay Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Bay Cemetery
    • Derby Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Derby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Derby Cemetery is located in Lucas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Derby Cemetery
    • Webb Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Webb Cemetery is located in Lucas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webb Cemetery
    • Last Chance Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Last Chance Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Last Chance Cemetery is located in Lucas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Last Chance Cemetery
    • Woods Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woods Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Cemetery
    • Woods Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woods Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Cemetery
    • Murray Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Murray Cemetery is located in Lucas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murray Cemetery
    • Blair Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blair Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blair Cemetery is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blair Cemetery
    • Garden Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Garden Grove Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden Grove Cemetery
    • Kirby Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kirby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kirby Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kirby Cemetery
    • Cambria Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cambria Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cambria Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cambria Cemetery
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Goshen Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goshen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Goshen Cemetery is located in Lucas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goshen Cemetery
      • Smyrna Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smyrna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Clarke County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smyrna Cemetery
      • Metier Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Metier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Metier Cemetery is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Metier Cemetery
      • Doze Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doze Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Doze Cemetery is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doze Cemetery
      • Morman Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Morman Cemetery is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morman Cemetery
      • Gay Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gay Cemetery is located in Lucas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gay Cemetery
      • Winters Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Winters Cemetery is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winters Cemetery
      • Lewisburg Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewisburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lewisburg Cemetery is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewisburg Cemetery
      • Rush Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rush Cemetery is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rush Cemetery
      • Sharon Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sharon Cemetery is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharon Cemetery
      • Freedom Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freedom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Freedom Cemetery is located in Lucas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freedom Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Humeston Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #457721  (Humeston Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #457721 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: Derby
      • County: Wayne         Elev: 331
      • Location given for GNIS #457721 (Humeston Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

    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 Wayne, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Humeston Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8850, Longitude: -93.4985       In this case, the coordinates for the Humeston Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.









 

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