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A visit to the McCleary 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 McCleary Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McCleary 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 McCleary Cemetery

Lat:   40.9892°   (40° 59' 21")

Lon:   -92.0807°   (-92° 4' 50")

The McCleary Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.

The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Fairfield. Fairfield lies just to the east of the McCleary Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the McCleary Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Gregg Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gregg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gregg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gregg Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Long Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Long Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Brethren Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brethren Cemetery
    • The Brethren Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • The Brethren Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Dunkard Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Coon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Coon Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Fell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fell Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Moorman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moorman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moorman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Moorman Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Gantz Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gantz Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gantz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gantz Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Walnut Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Walnut Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Batavia City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Batavia City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Batavia City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Batavia City Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Holmes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holmes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holmes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holmes Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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    • Gonferman Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gonferman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gonferman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gonferman Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • County Poor Farm Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Poor Farm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Poor Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The County Poor Farm Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Memorial Lawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Lawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Memorial Lawn Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Brooks Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brooks Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Gray Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gray Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gray Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Winsell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Steele Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steele Cemetery
      • The Steele Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • The Steele Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Covenantor Cemetery
      • Convenantor - Cumberland - Steele Cemetery
      • Steele Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129732 <5>
    • Roth Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roth Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Roth Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Fairfield Evergreen Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #195639 <5>

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 McCleary Cemetery.

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

  • Libertyville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
    • Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Batavia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Maharishi Vedic City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maharishi Vedic City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
    • Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
  • Fairfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Abingdon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
    • Abingdon is located in Jefferson County
  • Eldon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Selma
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
    • Selma is located in Van Buren County
  • Packwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwood
    • Packwood is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
  • Douds
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douds
    • Douds is located in Van Buren County
  • Leando
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
    • Leando is located in Van Buren County
  • Birmingham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birmingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
    • Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
  • Linby
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linby
    • Linby is located in Jefferson County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Perlee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Perlee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perlee
      • Perlee is located in Jefferson County
    • Competine
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competine
      • Competine is located in Wapello County
    • Agency
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agency have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agency
      • Agency is located in Wapello County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agency <6>
    • Pekin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pekin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
      • Pekin is located in Jefferson County
    • Cliffland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffland
      • Cliffland is located in Wapello County
    • Chequest
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chequest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chequest
      • Chequest is located in Davis County
    • Kilbourn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
      • Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
    • Ollie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
      • Ollie is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Richland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Floris
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
      • Floris is located in Davis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
    • Stockport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Plain
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
      • Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • Martinsburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
      • Martinsburg is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Dahlonega
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlonega
      • Dahlonega is located in Wapello County
    • East Ottumwa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Ottumwa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ottumwa
      • East Ottumwa is located in Wapello 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 McCleary Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 McCleary 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 McCleary Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #458888  (McCleary Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #458888 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: Libertyville
    • County: Jefferson         Elev: 229
    • Location given for GNIS #458888 (McCleary 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 Jefferson, 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 things 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 McCleary Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9892, Longitude: -92.0807       In this case, the coordinates for the McCleary 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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