A visit to the Paton Township 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 Paton Twp. Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Paton Twp. Cemetery:
42.1625, -94.2436
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Paton Twp. Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Paton Twp. Cemetery is located in Greene County<2>.
The county seat for Greene County is located in Jefferson. Jefferson lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southwest of the Paton Twp. Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Paton Twp. Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Paton Twp. Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Paton Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dawson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Renner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Renner Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner Cemetery
- Lost Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lost Grove Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lost Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Gowrie.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95348 <5>
- Swedish Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gowrie Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Gowrie Twp. Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowrie Twp. Cemetery
- Grand Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Grand Ridge Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Ridge Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Lawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Lawn Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn Cemetery
- Grand Junction Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Beaver Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Beaver Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Maas Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Maas Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maas Cemetery
- Reading Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Reading Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Golgotha Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Golgotha Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golgotha Cemetery
- Jefferson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Cemetery
- Dayton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Dayton Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton Cemetery
- Our Saviour Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Our Saviour Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Saviour Cemetery
- Bethel Owen Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Owen Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Owen Cemetery
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 Paton Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Paton Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Paton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dana is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Lanyon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lanyon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanyon
- Boxholm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Harcourt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harcourt is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harcourt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Gowrie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Grand Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Beaver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Pilot Mound
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pilot Mound is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Dayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Palm Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Palm Grove is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Grove
- Farnhamville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Farnhamville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnhamville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Churdan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Churdan is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churdan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- Farlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Farlin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farlin
- Jefferson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ogden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Callender
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Callender is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callender
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Fraser
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fraser is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Slifer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Slifer is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slifer
- Burnside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burnside is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Rippey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rippey is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Berkley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berkley is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
- Centerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Lehigh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Paton Twp. Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Greene County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Paton Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boxholm
- Callender
- Churdan
- Dayton
- Farnhamville
- Gowrie
- Grand Junction
- Jefferson
- Lehigh
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Ogden
- Paton
- Paton lies less than 2 miles<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Paton Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Paton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paton
- Pilot Mound
- Somers
- Stratford
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Paton Twp. Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Greene 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 Paton Twp. Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #460038 (Paton Township Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #460038 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: Greene
- Est. Elev: 338 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lanyon
- Location given for Paton Township Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.1624782 Lon: -94.2435748
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Paton Twp. 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. |
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