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A visit to the Lima Cemetery ...

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 Lima Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lima Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   42.8689°   (42° 52' 8")

Lon:   -91.7371°   (-91° 44' 13")

The Lima Cemetery is located in Fayette County<2>.

The county seat for Fayette County is located in West Union. West Union lies just to the north northwest of the Lima Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Lima Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Fayette County
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Fayette County
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Fayette County
  • Grandview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Fayette County
  • Wadena Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wadena Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wadena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wadena Cemetery is located in Fayette County
  • Dunhams Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunhams Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunhams Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dunhams Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
  • Corn Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corn Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corn Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Corn Hill Cemetery is located in Fayette County
  • Illyria - Highland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Illyria - Highland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Illyria - Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Illyria - Highland Cemetery is located in Fayette County
  • Brainard Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brainard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brainard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brainard Cemetery is located in Fayette County
  • Barnhouse Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnhouse Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnhouse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Barnhouse Cemetery is located in Fayette County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Butler Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Butler Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • West Union Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Union Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • South Windsor Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Windsor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Windsor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The South Windsor Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Center Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Center Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Elgin Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elgin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elgin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elgin Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Taylorville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylorville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylorville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Taylorville Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Duff Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duff Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Duff Cemetery is located in Clayton County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lima Cemetery.

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

  • Fayette
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
    • Fayette is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <6>
  • Wadena
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Brainard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainard
    • Brainard is located in Fayette County
  • Illyria
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illyria
    • Illyria is located in Fayette County
  • Elgin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • West Union
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
    • West Union is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,270 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Union <6>
  • Donnan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Donnan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnan
    • Donnan is located in Fayette County
  • Randalia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalia
    • Randalia is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
  • Arlington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Arlington is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
  • Maynard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maynard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
    • Maynard is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maynard <6>
  • Volga
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volga have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
    • Volga is located in Clayton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
  • Clermont
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clermont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
    • Clermont is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clermont <6>
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Douglass
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
      • Douglass is located in Fayette County
    • Hawkeye
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hawkeye. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
      • Hawkeye is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
    • Maryville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
      • Maryville is located in Fayette County
    • Gunder
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunder
      • Gunder is located in Clayton County
    • Westgate
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westgate
      • Westgate is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
    • Oelwein
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Osborne
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
      • Osborne is located in Clayton 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 Lima Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fayette County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Lima 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 Lima Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1945188  (Lima Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1945188 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: Wadena
    • County: Fayette         Elev: 290
    • Location given for GNIS #1945188 (Lima 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 Fayette, 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 Lima Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8689, Longitude: -91.7371       In this case, the coordinates for the Lima Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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.
<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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