A visit to the Mount Ararat 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 Mt. Ararat Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Ararat Cemetery:
40.7400, -92.7688
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Ararat Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Ararat Cemetery is located in Appanoose County<2>.
The county seat for Appanoose County is located in Centerville. Centerville lies just to the west of the Mt. Ararat Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Ararat Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Mt. Ararat Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Ararat Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sharon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- Perjue Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Perjue Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perjue Cemetery
- Brannon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Brannon Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon Cemetery
- Otterbien Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Otterbien Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterbien Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Sharon Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sharon Chapel Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Chapel Cemetery
- The Sharon Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sharon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1985953 <5>
- Otterbein South Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Dale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dale Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Cemetery
- Jewish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Jewish Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- The Oakland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Garland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1987057 <5>
- Hardin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hardin Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Cemetery
- Sunnyview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sunnyview Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyview Cemetery
- Orleans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Orleans Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cemetery
- Clancy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Clancy Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clancy Cemetery
- Denny Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Denny Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Cemetery
- Haynes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Haynes Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Cemetery
- Forbush Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Forbush Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- The Salem Cemetery has also been known as:
- Simmons Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96273 <5>
- Croft Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Croft Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft Cemetery
- Eaton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Eaton Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Ararat Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Ararat Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Udell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Udell is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Orleans
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Orleans is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Centerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Moulton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moulton is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Unionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Exline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Exline is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Darbyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Darbyville is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Rathbun
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rathbun is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Clarkdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clarkdale is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkdale
- Sunshine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sunshine is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Paris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Paris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Mystic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mystic is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Brazil
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brazil is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Moravia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Coal City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Coal City is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Walnut City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut City is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut City
- Numa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Numa is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Cincinnati
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cincinnati is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
- Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
- West Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Grove is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
- Pearl City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pearl City is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Coatsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coatsville is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatsville
- Mendota
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mendota is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Jerome
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jerome is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Mark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mark is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
- Iconium
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Iconium is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iconium
- Plano
(14 miles [22.5 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 Mt. Ararat Cemetery. The following communities are located in Appanoose County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Ararat Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Centerville
- Moravia
- Moulton
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 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 Mt. Ararat Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Appanoose 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 Mt. Ararat Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #459271 (Mount Ararat Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #459271 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: Appanoose
- Est. Elev: 281 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Centerville East
- Location given for Mount Ararat Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7400162 Lon: -92.7688062
- 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 Appanoose, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mt. Ararat 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. |