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A visit to the Murray Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Murray Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Murray Cemetery (FG ID #95564)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Murray Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Murray Cemetery

Lat:   41.0277°   (41° 1' 39")

Lon:   -93.9457°   (-93° 56' 44")

The Murray Cemetery is located in Clarke County<2>.

The county seat for Clarke County is located in Osceola. Osceola lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of the Murray Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Murray Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Murray Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Troy Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Troy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Troy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Troy Cemetery is located in Clarke County
  • Thayer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thayer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thayer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thayer Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Claypool Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Claypool Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Claypool Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Claypool Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Sanders Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanders Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sanders Cemetery is located in Clarke County
  • Reasoner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reasoner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reasoner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Reasoner Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Union County
  • West Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Union Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Hopeville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopeville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopeville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hopeville Cemetery is located in Clarke County
  • Lacelle Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lacelle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lacelle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lacelle Cemetery is located in Clarke County
  • Beulah Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beulah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beulah Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Otterbein Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otterbein Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Otterbein Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Otterbein Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Gregg Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gregg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gregg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gregg Cemetery is located in Clarke County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Cox Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cox Cemetery is located in Clarke County
    • Union Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Clarke County
    • Lorimor Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lorimor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lorimor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lorimor Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Brown Family Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brown Family Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Homewood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Homewood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Homewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Homewood Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Maple Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Leas Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leas Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Leas Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Warrick Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warrick Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Warrick Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Field Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Field Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Field Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Field Cemetery is located in Clarke County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Murray Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Murray Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Murray
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murray have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Murray is located in Clarke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
  • Thayer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hopeville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lacelle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lacelle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacelle
    • Lacelle is located in Clarke County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lacelle
    • From the Murray Cemetery to Lacelle
  • Lorimor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Osceola
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Barney
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Green Bay ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Van Wert
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Truro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
    • Truro is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Truro <7>
  • East Peru
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Peru. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peru
    • East Peru is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to East Peru
    • From the Murray Cemetery to East Peru
  • Afton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Afton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
    • Afton is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 825 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <7>
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Grand River
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand River have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
      • Grand River is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
    • Weldon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Arispe
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Ellston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellston
      • Ellston is located in Ringgold County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
    • New Virginia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Beaconsfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaconsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaconsfield
      • Beaconsfield is located in Ringgold County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
    • Ord
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ord. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
      • Ord is located in Madison County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ord
      • From the Murray Cemetery to Ord
    • Tingley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Liberty
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Macksburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Shannon City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shannon City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon City
      • Shannon City is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Woodburn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodburn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
      • Woodburn is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodburn <7>

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 Murray Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clarke County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Murray Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Murray Cemetery:

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 Murray Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #459412  (Murray Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #459412 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Murray
    • County: Clarke         Elev: 364
    • Location given for GNIS #459412 (Murray Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #95564

The official website for Clarke County: www.clarkecountyia.org/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Clarke, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Murray Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0277, Longitude: -93.9457    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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