A visit to the Mount Pisgah 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. Pisgah Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery:
41.0511, -94.1011
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in Creston. Creston lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west of the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Pisgah Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- West Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The West Union Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union Cemetery
- Otterbein Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Otterbein Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterbein Cemetery
- Thayer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Thayer Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer Cemetery
- Groesbeck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Groesbeck Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groesbeck Cemetery
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Green Lawn Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawn Cemetery
- Norris Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Claypool Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Claypool Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Cemetery
- Lorimor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Lorimor Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorimor Cemetery
- Bragg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bragg Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Abel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Abel Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel Cemetery
- Dodge Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Dodge Center Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Center Cemetery
- Reasoner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Reasoner Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reasoner Cemetery
- Troy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Troy Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- County Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The County Home Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
- Murray Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Barney Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Barney Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney 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 Mt. Pisgah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Pisgah Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Thayer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thayer is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Afton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lorimor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lorimor is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorimor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Murray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Murray is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
- Arispe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arispe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arispe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Hopeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hopeville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Barney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Macksburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Macksburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- East Creston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- East Creston is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Creston
- Shannon City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shannon City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Ord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ord is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
- Creston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Tingley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ellston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ellston is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
- Lacelle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lacelle is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacelle
- Zion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zion is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- East Peru
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Peru is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peru
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Beaconsfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Beaconsfield is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaconsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Grand River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grand River is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Osceola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Truro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Cromwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cromwell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 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 Mt. Pisgah Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Union County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Afton
- Afton lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Afton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Arispe
- Creston
- Cromwell
- East Peru
- Ellston
- Grand River
- Kent
- Kent lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kent.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Knowlton - Historic
- Lorimor
- Macksburg
- Murray
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Continue List (5 more)
- Osceola
- Shannon City
- Tingley
- Truro
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 Mt. Pisgah Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Union 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. Pisgah Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #459327 (Mount Pisgah Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #459327 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: Union
- Est. Elev: 346 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lorimor South
- Location given for Mount Pisgah Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0511027 Lon: -94.1010618
- 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 Union, 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. Pisgah 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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