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A visit to the Oralabor 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 Oralabor Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oralabor 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 Oralabor Cemetery

Lat:   41.7025°   (41° 42' 9")

Lon:   -93.5922°   (-93° 35' 31")

The Oralabor Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.

The county seat for Polk County is located in Des Moines. Des Moines lies just to the south of the Oralabor Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Oralabor Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Greenwood Friends Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Friends Cemetery
    • The Greenwood Friends Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • The Greenwood Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Greenwood Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94948 <5>
  • Highland Memory Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Memory Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Highland Memory Gardens is located in Polk County
  • Enterprise Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Pinehill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinehill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinehill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pinehill Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Berwick Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berwick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berwick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Berwick Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Ankeny Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ankeny Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ankeny Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ankeny Memorial Gardens is located in Polk County
  • Rittgers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rittgers Cemetery
    • The Rittgers Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Ridgedale Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridgedale Cemetery
    • The Ridgedale Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Kinsey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kinsey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kinsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kinsey Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Bretheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bretheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bretheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bretheran Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Brethren Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brethren Cemetery
    • The Brethren Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brethren Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Ankeny.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2506500 <5>
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Lincoln Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Crocker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crocker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crocker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crocker Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Valley View Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Valley View Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Polk City Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polk City Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polk City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Polk City Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Beebe Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beebe Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beebe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beebe Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • McDivitt Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDivitt Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDivitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McDivitt Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Chapel Hill Gardens Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Hill Gardens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Hill Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chapel Hill Gardens Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Sims Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sims Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sims Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sims Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Harvey Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bondurant Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Elkhart Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elkhart Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elkhart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elkhart Cemetery is located in Polk County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oralabor Cemetery.

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

  • Ankeny
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ankeny have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankeny
    • Ankeny is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,068 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ankeny <6>
  • Carney
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
    • Carney is located in Polk County
  • Saylorville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saylorville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylorville
    • Saylorville is located in Polk County
  • Marquisville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquisville
    • Marquisville is located in Polk County
  • Berwick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berwick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
    • Berwick is located in Polk County
  • Country Estate Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Estate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Estate Village
    • Country Estate Village is located in Polk County
  • Johnston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston
    • Johnston is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,092 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnston <6>
  • Bondurant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bondurant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondurant
    • Bondurant is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,293 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bondurant <6>
  • Des Moines
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Altoona
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altoona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
    • Altoona is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,503 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <6>
  • Elkhart
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Polk City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Herrold
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrold
      • Herrold is located in Polk County
    • Polk City Junction
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Polk City Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk City Junction
      • Polk City Junction is located in Polk County
    • Alleman
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleman
      • Alleman is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
    • Windsor Heights
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Heights
      • Windsor Heights is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,735 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor Heights <6>
    • Pleasant Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,025 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <6>
    • Rising Sun
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rising Sun. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
      • Rising Sun is located in Polk County
    • Andrews
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
      • Andrews is located in Polk County
    • Urbandale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbandale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbandale
      • Urbandale is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,650 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbandale <6>
    • Grimes
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Santiago
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Santiago. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiago
      • Santiago is located in Polk County
    • Clive
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clive have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clive
      • Clive is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,444 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clive <6>
    • Slater
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Mitchellville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchellville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
      • Mitchellville is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mitchellville <6>
    • Sheldahl
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldahl
      • Sheldahl is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
    • Loring
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
      • Loring is located in Polk County
    • Granger
      (12 miles [19.3 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 Oralabor Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oralabor 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 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 Oralabor 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 Oralabor Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #459878  (Oralabor Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #459878 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: Des Moines NE
    • County: Polk         Elev: 296
    • Location given for GNIS #459878 (Oralabor Cemetery)

The official website for Polk County: www.co.polk.ia.us/

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 Polk, 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 Oralabor Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7025, Longitude: -93.5922       In this case, the coordinates for the Oralabor 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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