A visit to the Memorial Lawn 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 Memorial Lawn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Memorial Lawn Cemetery:
41.0700, -92.4071
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Memorial Lawn Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Memorial Lawn Cemetery is located in Wapello County<2>.
The county seat for Wapello County is located in Ottumwa. Ottumwa lies just to the south of the Memorial Lawn Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Memorial Lawn Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Memorial Lawn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Memorial Lawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- County Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Ottumwa Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Ottumwa Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottumwa Cemetery
- Hebrew Jewish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dahlonega Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Kitterman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Kitterman Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitterman Cemetery
- Garrison Rock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Nasby Corner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Nasby Corner Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasby Corner Cemetery
- McCormick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The McCormick Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick Cemetery
- Burns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Burns Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Cemetery
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- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Shaul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shaul Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaul Cemetery
- Round Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Round Point Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Point Cemetery
- Thompson Grave
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Thompson Grave is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Grave
- Griffith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Griffith Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
- Comstock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Comstock Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock Cemetery
- Chillicothe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Chillicothe Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe Cemetery
- Myrick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Myrick Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrick Cemetery
- Bowen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Bowen Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen Cemetery
- County Farm #1 Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Memorial Lawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Memorial Lawn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dahlonega
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dahlonega is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlonega
- Keb ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Keb is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keb
- Ottumwa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Ottumwa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ottumwa
- Highland Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Center is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Center
- Chillicothe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chillicothe is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Bidwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bidwell is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell
- Agency
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Cliffland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffland is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffland
- Hedrick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hedrick is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Competine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Competine is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competine
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Dudley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dudley is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Fremont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Carbon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Carbon is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Martinsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Cedar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
- Exeelsior
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Exeelsior is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeelsior
- Batavia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wright
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wright is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Abingdon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Abingdon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Eddyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blakesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Floris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Floris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Eldon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Linby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Linby is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linby
- Pekin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pekin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Nugent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nugent is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nugent
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 Memorial Lawn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wapello County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Memorial Lawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batavia
- Blakesburg
- Eddyville
- Eldon
- Eldon lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Memorial Lawn Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Eldon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldon
- Fremont
- Hedrick
- Martinsburg
- Ottumwa
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 Memorial Lawn Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Wapello 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 Memorial Lawn Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #458966 (Memorial Lawn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #458966 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: Wapello
- Est. Elev: 249 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ottumwa North
- Location given for Memorial Lawn Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0700138 Lon: -92.4071298
- 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 Wapello, 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- Memorial Lawn 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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