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A visit to the Peru 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 Peru Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   41.2305°   (41° 13' 49")

Lon:   -93.9397°   (-93° 56' 22")

The Peru Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.

The county seat for Madison County is located in Winterset. Winterset lies just to the north northwest of the Peru Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Peru Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Beardsley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beardsley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beardsley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beardsley Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • King Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The King Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Sayre Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sayre Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sayre Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sayre Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Hartman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hartman Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Union Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Clark Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clark Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Bullock Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bullock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bullock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bullock Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Barney Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Barney Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Field Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Field Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Field Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Field Cemetery is located in Clarke County
  • Young Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Young Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Young Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Worthing Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Worthing Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Worthing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Worthing Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Farson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Farson Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Viney Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Viney Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Viney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Viney Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Winterset City Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winterset City Cemetery
      • The Winterset City Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • The Winterset City Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Rock City Cemetery
      • Winterset Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #167485 <5>
    • Union Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • 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 Clarke County
    • St. Charles Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Charles Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Charles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Charles Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Close Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Close Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Close Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Close Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Primitive Baptist Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Primitive Baptist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Primitive Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Primitive Baptist Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Gordon Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gordon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gordon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gordon Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Hamblin Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamblin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamblin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hamblin Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • McGinnis Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGinnis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGinnis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McGinnis Cemetery is located in Madison County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Peru Cemetery.

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

  • East Peru
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Peru. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peru
    • East Peru is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
  • Barney
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
    • Barney is located in Madison County
  • Truro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
    • Truro is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Truro <7>
  • Saint Charles
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
    • Saint Charles is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 656 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <7>
  • Ord
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ord. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
    • Ord is located in Madison County
  • Winterset
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Patterson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
    • Patterson is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
  • Lorimor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorimor
    • Lorimor is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • New Virginia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Saint Marys
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
    • Saint Marys is located in Warren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
  • Bevington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bevington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevington
    • Bevington is located in Warren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bevington <7>
  • Macksburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
    • Macksburg is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Murray
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
      • Murray is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
    • Martensdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martensdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martensdale
      • Martensdale is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martensdale <7>
    • Thayer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
      • Thayer is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
    • Liberty
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Clarke County
    • Churchville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
      • Churchville is located in Warren County
    • Osceola
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Prole
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prole have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prole
      • Prole is located in Warren County
    • Pitzer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pitzer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitzer
      • Pitzer is located in Madison County
    • Webster
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
      • Webster is located in Madison County
    • Stanzel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanzel
      • Stanzel is located in Adair County

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 Peru Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Madison County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Peru 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 Peru Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #465965  (Peru Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #465965 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: East Peru
    • County: Madison         Elev: 337
    • Location given for GNIS #465965 (Peru Cemetery)

The official website for Madison County: www.madisoncoia.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 Madison, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Peru Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2305, Longitude: -93.9397       In this case, the coordinates for the Peru 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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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