A visit to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) 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 IOOF Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the IOOF Cemetery:
41.3492, -93.5585
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The IOOF Cemetery is located in Warren County<2>.
The county seat for Warren County is located in Indianola. Indianola lies just to the north of the IOOF Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the IOOF Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the IOOF Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from IOOF Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Randolph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Randolph Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Cemetery
- Ackworth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ackworth Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackworth Cemetery
- Warren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
- Hammondsburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hammondsburg Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondsburg Cemetery
- Laverty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Laverty Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laverty Cemetery
- Hewitt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hewitt Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt Cemetery
- Milo IOOF Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Milo IOOF Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo IOOF Cemetery
- North River Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The North River Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Cemetery
- Shaver Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Shaver Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shaver Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the south of Indianola.
- The Shaver Cemetery has also been known as:
- Schaver Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #196269 <5>
- Lacey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Lacey Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Belmont Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Belmont Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Belmont Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southeast of Indianola.
- The Belmont Cemetery has also been known as:
- Belmont Zion Cemetery
- Old Baptist Cemetery
- St. Augustine Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94230 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Palmyra Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Palmyra Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra Cemetery
- Scotch Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Scotch Ridge Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Ridge Cemetery
- Linn Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Linn Grove Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Sandyville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Sandyville Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville Cemetery
- Middle River Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Middle River Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle River 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 IOOF Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from IOOF Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Indianola
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ackworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ackworth is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Clarkson ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clarkson is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Spring Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Milo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cool
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
- Palmyra
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Palmyra is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Saint Marys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Marys is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Sandyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sandyville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Prole
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Prole is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prole
- Martensdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Liberty Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Liberty Center is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hartford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Churchville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Churchville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
- Norwalk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carlisle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lakewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Bevington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Levey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Levey is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levey
- New Virginia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Lacona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Adelphi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Adelphi is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelphi
- Orillia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Orillia is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orillia
- Cumming
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 IOOF Cemetery. The following communities are located in Warren County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The IOOF Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 IOOF Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Warren 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 IOOF Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1823014 (Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1823014 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: Warren
- Est. Elev: 288 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Indianola
- Location given for Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.3491596 Lon: -93.5585487
- 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 Warren, 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- IOOF 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. |