A visit to the Poor Farm 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 Poor Farm Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Poor Farm Cemetery:
41.3000, -93.1308
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Poor Farm Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Poor Farm Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Knoxville. Knoxville lies just to the northeast of the Poor Farm Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Poor Farm 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 Poor Farm Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Poor Farm Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- DeWitt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The DeWitt Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeWitt Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- Schlotterback Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Schlotterback Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlotterback Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Schlotterback Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Knoxville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2184215 <5>
- Lincoln Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Finarty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Finarty Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finarty Cemetery
- Competine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Competine Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competine Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Ridlen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ridlen Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridlen Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Shire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Shire Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shire Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Stickle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Stickle Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickle Cemetery
- Wren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Wren Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Cemetery
- Overton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Overton Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Bybee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bybee Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bybee Cemetery
- Schirey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Schirey Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schirey Cemetery
- Nephus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Nephus Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nephus Cemetery
- Gosport Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sween Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Sween Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sween Cemetery
- Zion of Pershing Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Poor Farm Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Poor Farm Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Knoxville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pershing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pershing is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pershing
- Melcher - Dallas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Melcher - Dallas is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melcher - Dallas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
- Attica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Attica is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Columbia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Columbia is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Indiana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Indiana is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana
- Cordova
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cordova is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Pleasantville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harvey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Harvey is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Howell ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Howell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Bauer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bauer is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
- Marysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marysville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Otley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newbern
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Newbern is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Tracy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tracy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Percy ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Percy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
- Pella
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Bussey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bussey is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bussey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Swan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Swan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Sandyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sandyville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Lacona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Olmitz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Olmitz is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmitz
- Olivet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Olivet is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Monroe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Poor Farm Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Poor Farm Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bussey
- Knoxville
- Lacona
- Monroe
- Pella
- Pella lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Poor Farm Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pella.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
- Pleasantville
- Swan
- Swan lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Poor Farm Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Swan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
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 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 Poor Farm Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Marion 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 Poor Farm Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1975970 (Poor Farm Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1975970 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 272 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Knoxville SW
- Location given for Poor Farm Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.2999966 Lon: -93.1307605
- 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 Marion, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Poor Farm 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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