A visit to the Mefferd 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 Mefferd Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mefferd Cemetery:
41.7083, -95.6669
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mefferd Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mefferd Cemetery is located in Harrison County<2>.
The county seat for Harrison County is located in Logan. Logan lies just to the southwest of the Mefferd Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mefferd Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mefferd Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mefferd Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cowan - Pardee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Woodbine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Woodbine Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Hawkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Ellison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ellison Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Cemetery
- Biglers Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Biglers Grove Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biglers Grove Cemetery
- Silver Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Silver Hill Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill Cemetery
- McGavern Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The McGavern Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGavern Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Logan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Logan Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Cleveland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Cleveland Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Cemetery
- Purcell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Purcell Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell Cemetery
- Valley View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- Chambers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Chambers Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Harris Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Harris Grove Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Washington Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Washington Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Washington Twp. Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Panama.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96604 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Mefferd Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mefferd Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Woodbine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Logan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Portsmouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Panama
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Persia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Persia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Dunlap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Magnolia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Magnolia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Yorkshire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Yorkshire is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Earling
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Earling is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Tennant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tennant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Westphalia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Westphalia is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Missouri Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pisgah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Neola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Minden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Shelby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dow City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moorhead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Orson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Orson is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orson
- Modale
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Loveland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Loveland is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
- Pigeon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pigeon is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Harlan
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Defiance
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Defiance is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Mondamin
(18 miles [29 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 Mefferd 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 Mefferd Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dow City
- Dunlap
- Harlan
- Logan
- Magnolia
- Missouri Valley
- Moorhead
- Neola
- Pisgah
- Shelby
- Woodbine
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 professional and volunteer 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 Mefferd 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 Mefferd Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1982133 (Mefferd Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1982133 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: 396 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Woodbine
- Location given for Mefferd Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.7083222 Lon: -95.6669504
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mefferd 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. |