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A visit to the McGavern 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 McGavern Cemetery ...

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

41.6333, -95.7420

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

The McGavern Cemetery is located in Harrison County<2>.

The county seat for Harrison County is located in Logan. Logan lies just to the west northwest of the McGavern Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the McGavern Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the McGavern Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Logan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Logan Cemetery is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Logan.
    • The Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bethel - Knauss Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94244 <5>
  • Henderson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Henderson Cemetery is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Logan.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2143930 <5>
  • Harris Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Harris Grove Cemetery is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove Cemetery
  • Silver Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Silver Hill Cemetery is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Linwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Linwood Cemetery is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood Cemetery
  • Hawkins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
  • Cowan - Pardee Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Valley View Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Valley View Cemetery is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
  • Ellison Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Ellison Cemetery is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Mefferd Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mefferd Cemetery is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mefferd Cemetery
    • Biglers Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Biglers Grove Cemetery is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biglers Grove Cemetery
    • Calhoun Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Cemetery
    • Woodbine Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Woodbine Cemetery is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Cemetery
    • Purcell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Purcell Cemetery is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell Cemetery
    • Magnolia Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Frazier Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Old Frazier Cemetery is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Frazier Cemetery
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Cox Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Cox Cemetery is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McGavern Cemetery.

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

  • Logan
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Logan is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,403 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <6>
  • Woodbine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Magnolia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Magnolia is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • Missouri Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Persia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Persia is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
  • Yorkshire
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Yorkshire is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
  • Portsmouth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Loveland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Loveland is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
  • Pigeon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Pigeon is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
  • Modale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • California Junction
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • California Junction is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Junction
  • Neola
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Neola is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neola <6>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Honey Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Honey Creek is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
    • Minden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Minden is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minden <6>
    • Tennant
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Tennant is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
    • Panama
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mondamin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Dunlap
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pisgah
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Orson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Orson is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orson
    • Underwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Shelby
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Westphalia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Westphalia is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
    • De Soto ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • De Soto is located in Washington County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
      • De Soto has also been known as:
      • DeSoto
    • Fort Calhoun
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Crescent
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Earling
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Earling is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
    • Little Sioux
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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 McGavern Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Harrison County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 McGavern Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Harrison 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 McGavern Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1982130  (McGavern Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1982130 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: Harrison
      • Est. Elev: 366 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Woodbine
      • Location given for McGavern Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.6333237     Lon: -95.7419524
      • 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 Harrison, 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 from Point A (ie- McGavern 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.