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A visit to the Otis Grove 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 Otis Grove Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   42.6164°   (42° 36' 59")

Lon:   -93.4883°   (-93° 29' 17")

The Otis Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.

The county seat for Franklin County is located in Hampton. Hampton lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Otis Grove Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Otis Grove Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Fairview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Wright County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Dows.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94746 <5>
  • Olson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Olson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Oakland Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oakland Valley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Morgan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Morgan Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Morgan Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Morgan Twp. Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • The St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Wright County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Dows.
    • The St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
    • Vernon Twp. Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2208750 <5>
  • Galt Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galt Cemetery
    • The Galt Cemetery is located in Wright County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Galt Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Galt.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94837 <5>
  • Alden Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Graceland Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graceland Cemetery
    • The Graceland Cemetery is located in Wright County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Graceland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Rowan.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94906 <5>
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Williams Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
      • The Williams Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ladvig's Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96682 <5>
    • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Coulter Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coulter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coulter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Coulter Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Blairsburg Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Buckeye Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckeye Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buckeye Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Buckeye Cemetery is located in Hardin County
    • St. Marks Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Hardin County
    • Union Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 Hardin County
    • Maynes Grove Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maynes Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maynes Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Maynes Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Otis Grove Cemetery.

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

  • Dows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Oakland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Oakland is located in Franklin County
  • Popejoy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Popejoy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popejoy
    • Popejoy is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
  • Galt
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Alden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Williams
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Rowan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Coulter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulter
    • Coulter is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
  • Solberg ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solberg
    • Solberg is located in Wright County
  • Latimer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latimer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
    • Latimer is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latimer <6>
  • Blairsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blairsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsburg
    • Blairsburg is located in Hamilton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
  • Bradford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Bradford is located in Franklin County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Reeve
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Reeve. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeve
      • Reeve is located in Franklin County
    • Iowa Falls
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Falls
      • Iowa Falls is located in Hardin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iowa Falls <6>
    • Alexander
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
      • Alexander is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
    • Buckeye
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckeye have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
      • Buckeye is located in Hardin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Clarion
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cornelia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
      • Cornelia is located in Wright County
    • Belmond
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Hampton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
      • Hampton is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,162 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <6>

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 Otis Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Alden
    • Alden lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Otis Grove Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alden.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
  • Belmond
  • Clarion
  • Dows
    • Dows lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Otis Grove Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dows.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dows
  • Hampton
  • Webster City
  • Williams

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Otis Grove 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 Otis Grove Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #459917  (Otis Grove Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #459917 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: Popejoy
    • County: Franklin         Elev: 351
    • Location given for GNIS #459917 (Otis Grove 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 Franklin, 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 Otis Grove Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6164, Longitude: -93.4883       In this case, the coordinates for the Otis Grove 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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