A visit to the Lorimor 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 Lorimor Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lorimor Cemetery:
41.1128, -94.0519
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lorimor Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lorimor Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in Creston. Creston lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Lorimor Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Lorimor Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lorimor Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Groesbeck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Groesbeck Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groesbeck Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Barney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Barney Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney Cemetery
- Bragg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bragg Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Bullock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bullock Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock Cemetery
- Brown Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Family Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Family Cemetery
- Thayer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Thayer Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer Cemetery
- Dodge Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Dodge Center Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Center Cemetery
- West Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The West Union Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union Cemetery
- Hamblin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hamblin Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamblin Cemetery
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- Claypool Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Claypool Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Cemetery
- Troy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Troy Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Boone Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Boone Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Cemetery
- Moon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Moon Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Lawn Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawn Cemetery
- Otterbein Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Otterbein Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterbein Cemetery
- Murray Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lorimor Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lorimor Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lorimor
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lorimor is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorimor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Barney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Thayer
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Thayer is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Murray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Murray is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
- Afton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Macksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Macksburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Ord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ord is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
- East Peru
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Peru is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peru
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Hopeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hopeville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Truro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arispe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arispe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arispe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Lacelle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lacelle is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacelle
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Zion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zion is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- East Creston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- East Creston is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Creston
- Osceola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Winterset
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hebron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Creston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- New Virginia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Saint Charles
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Webster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Webster is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Stanzel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stanzel is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanzel
- Shannon City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Shannon City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Patterson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Tingley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ellston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ellston is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
- Pitzer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pitzer is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitzer
- Green Bay ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Green Bay is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Orient
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
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 Lorimor Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Union County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lorimor Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Afton
- Arispe
- Creston
- East Peru
- Ellston
- Lorimor
- Macksburg
- Murray
- Orient
- Osceola
- Shannon City
- Tingley
- Truro
- Truro lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Lorimor Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Truro.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
- Winterset
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 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 Lorimor Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Union 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 Lorimor Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #458618 (Lorimor Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #458618 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: Union
- Est. Elev: 366 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lorimor South
- Location given for Lorimor Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.1127695 Lon: -94.0518945
- 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 Union, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lorimor 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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