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A visit to the O'Brien Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 O'Brien Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the O'Brien Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the O'Brien Cemetery

Lat:   41.1111°   (41° 6' 39")

Lon:   -93.0752°   (-93° 4' 30")

The O'Brien Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.

The county seat for Monroe County is located in Albia. Albia lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the O'Brien Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the O'Brien Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Smithfield Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smithfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smithfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smithfield Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Oak Dale Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Dale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Dale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Dale Cemetery is located in Lucas County
  • Stoneking Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stoneking Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stoneking Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stoneking Cemetery is located in Lucas County
  • Peterson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peterson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Peterson Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Hogeland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hogeland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hogeland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hogeland Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Stotts Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stotts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stotts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stotts Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Clear Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clear Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clear Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clear Cemetery is located in Lucas County
  • Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Lucas County
  • Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Lucas County
  • Foutch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foutch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foutch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Foutch Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Bell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bell Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Edan Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Edan Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Eldorado Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Columbia Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Columbia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Columbia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Columbia Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Boyer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Boyer Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Olive Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olive Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Olive Chapel Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Belinda Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belinda Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belinda Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Belinda Cemetery is located in Lucas County
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Lucas County
    • Old Ireland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Ireland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Ireland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Ireland Cemetery is located in Lucas County
    • Allen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Allen Cemetery is located in Lucas County
    • Manley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Manley Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Indiana Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indiana Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indiana Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Indiana Chapel Cemetery is located in Marion 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 O'Brien Cemetery.

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

  • Columbia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
    • Columbia is located in Marion County
  • Indiana
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana
    • Indiana is located in Marion County
  • Marysville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
    • Marysville is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
  • Lovilia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovilia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovilia
    • Lovilia is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovilia <6>
  • Attica
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
    • Attica is located in Marion County
  • Zero
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zero. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zero
    • Zero is located in Lucas County
  • Melrose
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Georgetown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Georgetown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Georgetown is located in Monroe County
  • Hamilton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
    • Hamilton is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Williamson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
    • Williamson is located in Lucas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamson <6>
  • Russell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
    • Russell is located in Lucas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russell <6>
  • Bluff Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bluff Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
    • Bluff Creek is located in Monroe County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Bussey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bussey
      • Bussey is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
    • Pershing
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pershing
      • Pershing is located in Marion County
    • Melcher - Dallas
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melcher - Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melcher - Dallas
      • Melcher - Dallas is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
    • Newbern
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
      • Newbern is located in Marion County
    • Chariton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chariton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chariton
      • Chariton is located in Lucas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,103 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chariton <6>
    • Bauer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
      • Bauer is located in Marion County
    • Knoxville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Albia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Tracy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
      • Tracy is located in Marion County
    • Iconium
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iconium
      • Iconium is located in Appanoose County
    • Harvey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
      • Harvey is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
    • Lacona
      (16 miles [25.7 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 O'Brien Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The O'Brien Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 O'Brien 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 O'Brien Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1970431  (O'Brien Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1970431 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: Weller
    • County: Monroe         Elev: 281
    • Location given for GNIS #1970431 (O'Brien Cemetery)

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

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 Monroe, 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 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 O'Brien Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1111, Longitude: -93.0752       In this case, the coordinates for the O'Brien Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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.
<7>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.




 

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