A visit to the Platte River 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 Platte River Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Platte River Cemetery:
40.6764, -94.4380
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Platte River Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Platte River Cemetery is located in Ringgold County<2>.
The county seat for Ringgold County is located in Mount Ayr. Mount Ayr lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Platte River Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Platte River Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Platte River Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Platte River Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Maloy.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2193998 <5>
- Forest Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Forest Home Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home Cemetery
- Rosehill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Cemetery
- Redding Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Redding Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding Cemetery
- Benton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Benton Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Cemetery
- Platteville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Platteville Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platteville Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Marshalltown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Marshalltown Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalltown Cemetery
- Tent Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dead Man's Curve Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Athelstan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Athelstan Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan Cemetery
- Honey Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Honey Grove Cemetery is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Grove Cemetery
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- Clark - Allen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Clark - Allen Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark - Allen Cemetery
- Middle Fork Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Middle Fork Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Cabaret Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Cabaret Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabaret Cemetery
- Clearfield Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Clearfield Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield Cemetery
- Bower Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Bower Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower Cemetery
- Bohemian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
- Diagonal Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Diagonal Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diagonal 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 Platte River Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Platte River Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Maloy
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Maloy is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maloy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Blockton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blockton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Benton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Benton is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Redding
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Redding is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Delphos
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Delphos is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphos
- Estimated population in 2019: 24 people
- Athelstan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Athelstan is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
- Clearfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Irena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Irena is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Diagonal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Conway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Conway is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Mount Ayr
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Knowlton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Knowlton is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Grant City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sharpsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sharpsburg is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Sheridan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bedford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Allendale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lenox
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gravity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gravity is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
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 Platte River Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ringgold County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Platte River Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allendale
- Athelstan
- Bedford
- Blockton
- Clearfield
- Conway
- Diagonal
- Grant City
- Gravity
- Knowlton - Historic
- Mount Ayr
- Redding
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Continue List (5 more)
- Sharpsburg
- Sheridan
- Tingley
- Worth
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 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 Platte River Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Ringgold 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 Platte River Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1822844 (Platte River Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1822844 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: Ringgold
- Est. Elev: 361 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Maloy
- Location given for Platte River Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6763789 Lon: -94.4380152
- 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 Ringgold, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Platte River 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. |