A visit to the Miller 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 Miller Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Miller Cemetery:
40.7028, -93.8647
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Miller Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Miller Cemetery is located in Decatur County<2>.
The county seat for Decatur County is located in Leon. Leon lies just to the east northeast of the Miller Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Miller 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 Miller Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Miller Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bucy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Bucy Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucy Cemetery
- Terre Haute Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Terre Haute Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute Cemetery
- Cash Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Cash Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Cemetery
- Trinity Hills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Trinity Hills Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Hills Cemetery
- The Trinity Hills Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trinity Hills Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Woodmansee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Woodmansee Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmansee Cemetery
- Waller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Waller Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller Cemetery
- Decatur City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Decatur City Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur City Cemetery
- Millsap Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Millsap Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millsap Cemetery
- Elk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Elk Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Cemetery
- Davis City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Davis City Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis City Cemetery
- Gore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Gore Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore Cemetery
- Palenstine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Palenstine Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palenstine Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lillie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lillie Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillie Cemetery
- Creveling Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Creveling Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creveling Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Davis City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1337189 <5>
- Manchester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Manchester Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Chase Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Chase Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Leon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Leon Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Cemetery
- Shy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Shy Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shy Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Miller Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Miller Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Decatur City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Decatur City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Davis City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Davis City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Lamoni
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grand River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grand River is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Kellerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasanton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasanton is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Akron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Akron is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Van Wert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Van Wert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Beaconsfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beaconsfield is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaconsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Morgan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Woodland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Woodland is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Burrows
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burrows is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
- Garden Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Garden Grove is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Weldon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Weldon is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Green Bay ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Green Bay is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Ellston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ellston is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
- Blythedale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Blythedale is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Eagleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hopeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hopeville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Lacelle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lacelle is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacelle
- Cainsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cainsville is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Le Roy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Le Roy is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
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 Miller Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Decatur County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Miller Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blythedale
- Cainsville
- Davis City
- Eagleville
- Ellston
- Garden Grove
- Grand River
- Kellerton
- Lamoni
- Leon
- Leon lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Miller Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Leon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Lineville
- Mount Ayr
- Pleasanton
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 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 Miller Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Decatur 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 Miller Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1822773 (Miller Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1822773 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: Decatur
- Est. Elev: 281 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Davis City
- Location given for Miller Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7027776 Lon: -93.864669
- 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 Decatur, 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- Miller 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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