A visit to the Leon 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 Leon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Leon Cemetery:
40.7450, -93.7572
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Leon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Leon Cemetery is located in Decatur County<2>.
The county seat for Decatur County is located in Leon. Leon lies just to the southeast of the Leon Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Leon Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Leon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Leon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Shy Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shy Cemetery
- Palenstine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Palenstine Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palenstine Cemetery
- Manchester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Manchester Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Cemetery
- Waller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Waller Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Meek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Meek Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meek Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Franklin Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Leon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1104436 <5>
- Decatur City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Decatur City Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur City Cemetery
- Hatfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
- County Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The County Home Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Leon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1047229 <5>
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Davis City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1337189 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Chastain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Chastain Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastain Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Trinity Hills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Trinity Hills Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Hills Cemetery
- The Trinity Hills Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trinity Hills Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Cash Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Cash Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Gore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Gore Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Trullinger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Trullinger Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trullinger Cemetery
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]<3> of the Leon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Leon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Leon
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Decatur City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Decatur City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Davis City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Davis City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Van Wert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Van Wert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Woodland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Woodland is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Garden Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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 north)
- Weldon is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Pleasanton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasanton is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Morgan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Green Bay ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Green Bay is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Grand River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grand River is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Lamoni
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Le Roy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Le Roy is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
- Akron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Akron is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Burrows
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Burrows is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
- Lacelle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lacelle is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacelle
- Humeston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beaconsfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Beaconsfield is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaconsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Kellerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- South Lineville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Lineville is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lineville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Lineville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lineville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Clio
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clio is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 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 Leon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Decatur County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Leon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clio
- Clio lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Leon Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clio.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Davis City
- Ellston
- Garden Grove
- Grand River
- Humeston
- Kellerton
- Lamoni
- Leon
- Lineville
- Pleasanton
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 websites either 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 Leon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Decatur 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 Leon Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1822771 (Leon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1822771 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: Decatur
- Est. Elev: 336 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Davis City
- Location given for Leon Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7450015 Lon: -93.7571662
- 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 Decatur, 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- Leon 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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