A visit to the Ober & Scott 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 Ober & Scott Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ober & Scott Cemetery:
42.3841, -93.9983
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ober & Scott Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ober & Scott Cemetery is located in Webster County<2>.
The county seat for Webster County is located in Fort Dodge. Fort Dodge lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Ober & Scott Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ober & Scott Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Ober & Scott Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ober & Scott Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Blanchard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Blanchard Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Cemetery
- Hartman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hartman Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman Cemetery
- Border Plains Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The West Lawn Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lawn Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- McGuire Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The McGuire Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuire Cemetery
- Washington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- Homer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Washington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- Vegars Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Vegars Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vegars Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Otho Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Otho Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otho Cemetery
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- Low Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Low Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Cemetery
- Neese Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Neese Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neese Cemetery
- The Neese Cemetery has also been known as:
- Nesse Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2194068 <5>
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Hooks Point Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Colfax Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Colfax Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax Cemetery
- Dayton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Dayton Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton Cemetery
- Hardin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Hardin Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Cemetery
- Saratoga Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94391 <5>
- Graceland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Graceland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Webster City.
- The Graceland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Funk Cemetery
- Webster City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94905 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ober & Scott Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ober & Scott Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Border Plains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Border Plains is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border Plains
- Brushy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brushy is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
- Lehigh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Evanston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Evanston is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Duncombe
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Burnside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burnside is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Coalville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coalville is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Kalo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kalo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalo
- Stratford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Otho
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Palm Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Palm Grove is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Grove
- Dayton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Cypsum City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cypsum City is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypsum City
- Webster City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Dodge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harcourt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harcourt is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harcourt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Stanhope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stanhope is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Kamrar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lanyon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lanyon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanyon
- Woolstock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woolstock is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Vincent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Vincent is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 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 Ober & Scott Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Webster County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ober & Scott Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boxholm
- Callender
- Dayton
- Duncombe
- Fort Dodge
- Lehigh
- Pilot Mound
- Stanhope
- Stratford
- Webster City
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 helpful 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 Ober & Scott Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Webster 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 Ober & Scott Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1996860 (Ober and Scott Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1996860 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: Webster
- Est. Elev: 330 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Duncombe
- Location given for Ober and Scott Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.384139 Lon: -93.9982856
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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 Webster, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ober & Scott 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. |