A visit to the Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Philadelphia Cemetery:
40.7686, -92.9999
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Philadelphia Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Appanoose County<2>.
The county seat for Appanoose County is located in Centerville. Centerville lies just to the east southeast of the Philadelphia Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Philadelphia Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Philadelphia Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Philadelphia Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Felkner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Felkner Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felkner Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Concord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Lyons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lyons Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Cemetery
- County Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Elgin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Elgin Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin Cemetery
- Cozad Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cozad Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozad Cemetery
- Crossroads Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- Jerome Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Jerome Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome Cemetery
- Zimmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Zimmer Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmer Cemetery
- Numa Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Numa Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Livengood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Livengood Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livengood Cemetery
- Bohm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bohm Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohm Cemetery
- Shaeffer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shaeffer Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaeffer Cemetery
- Brushy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Brushy Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Cemetery
- Charitan River Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Farmers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Forbush Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Forbush Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Philadelphia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Philadelphia Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Plano
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brazil
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brazil is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Mystic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mystic is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Jerome
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jerome is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Sunshine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sunshine is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Walnut City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut City is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut City
- Numa
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Numa is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Clarkdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clarkdale is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkdale
- Rathbun
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rathbun is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Promise City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Promise City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Darbyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Darbyville is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Seymour
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Iconium
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Iconium is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iconium
- Confidence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Confidence is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
- Cincinnati
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cincinnati is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
- Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
- Exline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Exline is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Genoa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Moravia
(12 miles [19.3 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 Philadelphia Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Appanoose County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Philadelphia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Centerville
- Corydon
- Melrose
- Moravia
- Seymour
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 professional and volunteer 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 Philadelphia Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Appanoose 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 Philadelphia Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #460112 (Philadelphia Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #460112 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: Appanoose
- Est. Elev: 306 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mystic
- Location given for Philadelphia Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7686209 Lon: -92.9999248
- 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 Appanoose, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Philadelphia 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. |