A visit to the Last Chance 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 Last Chance Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Last Chance Cemetery:
40.9583, -93.5533
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Last Chance Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Last Chance Cemetery is located in Lucas County<2>.
The county seat for Lucas County is located in Chariton. Chariton lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Last Chance Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Last Chance Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Last Chance Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Last Chance Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Clarke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Clarke Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke Cemetery
- Smyrna Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Ottawa Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Ottawa Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Cemetery
- Woodburn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Woodburn Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn Cemetery
- Horton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Horton Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Gwinn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Gwinn Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwinn Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Goshen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Humeston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Humeston Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humeston Cemetery
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- Derby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Derby Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Metier Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Metier Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metier Cemetery
- Murray Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Murray Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Cemetery
- Gay Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Gay Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Cemetery
- Chaney Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Chaney Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney Cemetery
- Winters Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Winters Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Cemetery
- Doze Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Doze Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doze Cemetery
- Fry Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Fry Hill Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fry Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Lucas.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #517695 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Last Chance Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Last Chance Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Woodburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Le Roy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Le Roy is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
- Derby
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Derby is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Lucas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lucas is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Humeston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Garden Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Garden Grove is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Weldon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Weldon is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Green Bay ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Green Bay is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Osceola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Van Wert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Van Wert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Chariton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Millerton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Millerton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Lacelle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lacelle is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacelle
- Williamson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Virginia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Liberty Center is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Leon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Woodland is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Corydon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Russell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Newbern
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Newbern is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Lacona
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cool
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
- Allerton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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 Last Chance Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lucas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Last Chance Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allerton
- Chariton
- Corydon
- Garden Grove
- Humeston
- Lacona
- Leon
- Leon lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Last Chance Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Leon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Lucas
- Osceola
- Russell
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 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 Last Chance Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Lucas 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 Last Chance Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1975664 (Last Chance Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1975664 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: Lucas
- Est. Elev: 331 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Le Roy
- Location given for Last Chance Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9583333 Lon: -93.5532708
- 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 Lucas, 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 from Point A (ie- Last Chance 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. |