A visit to the Litgner 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 Litgner Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Litgner Cemetery:
40.8972, -92.2474
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Litgner Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Litgner Cemetery is located in Davis County<2>.
The county seat for Davis County is located in Bloomfield. Bloomfield lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest of the Litgner Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Litgner Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Litgner Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Litgner Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Railback Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Railback Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Railback Cemetery
- Eldon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Eldon Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldon Cemetery
- Sedore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sedore Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedore Cemetery
- Fiedler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McCormick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McCormick Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- Glasgow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Glasgow Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Ellsworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ellsworth Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth Cemetery
- Parrott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Parrott Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Pagett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pagett Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pagett Cemetery
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Iowaville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ashland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ashland Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Cemetery
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mars Hill Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mars Hill Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Floris.
- The Mars Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mars Hill Church Cemetery
- Mars Hill Log Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #734379 <5>
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Heidlebaugh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Heidlebaugh Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidlebaugh Cemetery
- Hem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hem Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hem Cemetery
- Passmore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Passmore Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passmore Cemetery
- Gonferman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gonferman Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonferman Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Litgner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Litgner Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Eldon
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Floris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Floris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Chequest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chequest is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chequest
- Selma
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Selma is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Cliffland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffland is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffland
- Agency
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Batavia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Carbon is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Leando
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leando is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
- Douds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Douds is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douds
- East Ottumwa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ottumwa
- Libertyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ottumwa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dahlonega
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dahlonega is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlonega
- Drakesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Abingdon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Abingdon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Steuben
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Steuben is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Pulaski
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pulaski is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Kilbourn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
- Birmingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Competine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Competine is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competine
- Milton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Highland Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Highland Center is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Center
- Fairfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maharishi Vedic City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
- Keb ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keb is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keb
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 Litgner Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Davis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Litgner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batavia
- Birmingham
- Bloomfield
- Eldon
- Fairfield
- Milton
- Ottumwa
- Selma
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Litgner Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Davis 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 Litgner Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1976118 (Litgner Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1976118 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: Davis
- Est. Elev: 187 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Eldon
- Location given for Litgner Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8972414 Lon: -92.2474037
- 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 Davis, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Litgner 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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