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A visit to the Jefferson 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 Jefferson Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Jefferson Cemetery (FG ID #95192)

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 Jefferson Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   41.4608°   (41° 27' 38")

Lon:   -94.4201°   (-94° 25' 12")

The cemetery is located in Adair County<3>.

As an estimate, the Jefferson Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the north of Menlo.

The county seat for Adair County is located in Greenfield. Greenfield lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the south southwest of the Jefferson Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Jefferson Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Jefferson Cemetery.

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

  • Menlo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Stuart
    (5 miles [8 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>
  • Casey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Arbor Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Glendon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glendon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendon
    • Glendon is located in Guthrie County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Glendon
    • From the Jefferson Cemetery to Glendon
  • Greenfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Dexter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Dale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Adair
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Stanzel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fontanelle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Webster
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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    • Pitzer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 Jefferson Cemetery to Pitzer
    • Wiscotta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Redfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Linden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Guthrie Center
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guthrie Center have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie Center
      • Guthrie Center is located in Guthrie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guthrie Center <6>
    • Hebron
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Earlham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlham
      • Earlham is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,409 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlham <6>
    • Panora
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Orient
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Anita
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Jefferson Cemetery:

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 Jefferson Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #457920  (Jefferson Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #457920 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: Rosserdale
    • County: Adair         Elev: 376
    • Location given for GNIS #457920 (Jefferson Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #95192

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>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Jefferson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4608, Longitude: -94.4201    
<3>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.
<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.




 

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