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A visit to the Posley 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 Posley Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Posley Cemetery:

40.7147, -95.1853

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Posley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Posley Cemetery is located in Page County<2>.

The county seat for Page County is located in Clarinda. Clarinda lies just to the east northeast of the Posley Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Posley Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Posley Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Baker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Baker Cemetery is located in Page County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
  • Snow Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Snow Hill Cemetery is located in Page County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill Cemetery
  • Summit Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Summit Cemetery is located in Page County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Cemetery
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Page County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
  • Lee Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Lee Grove Cemetery is located in Page County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Grove Cemetery
  • Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Grove Cemetery is located in Page County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
  • Covenanter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Covenanter Cemetery is located in Page County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covenanter Cemetery
    • The Covenanter Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Covenanter Church Cemetery
    • Reformed Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94532 <5>
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Page County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
  • Clarinda Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • State Hospital Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Houser Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Houser Cemetery is located in Page County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houser Cemetery
  • Cooper Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Cooper Cemetery is located in Page County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Immanual Lutheran Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Clarinda.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2376374 <5>
    • Essex Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Essex Cemetery is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Cemetery
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
      • The Rose Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Shenandoah Rose Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95985 <5>
    • Martin Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Martin Cemetery is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
    • Blanchard Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Blanchard Cemetery is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Cemetery
    • Butler Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Butler Cemetery is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
    • Davis Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
    • Bethesda Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery

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 Posley Cemetery.

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

  • Tarkio City ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Tarkio City is located in Page County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkio City
  • Yorktown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Yorktown is located in Page County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
  • Coin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Coin is located in Page County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • College Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • College Springs is located in Page County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Clarinda
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Shambaugh
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Shambaugh is located in Page County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shambaugh
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
  • Northboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Northboro is located in Page County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northboro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • Blanchard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Blanchard is located in Page County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
  • Essex
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Shenandoah
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Nyman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Nyman is located in Page County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyman
  • Braddyville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Hepburn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Hepburn is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
    • Elmo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Elmo is located in Nodaway County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
    • Hawleyville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Hawleyville is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyville
    • Westboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Westboro is located in Atchison County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Coburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Coburg is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
    • New Market
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • New Market is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
    • Farragut
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • High Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • High Creek is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Creek
    • Clearmont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Siam
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Siam is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
    • Farmers City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Farmers City is located in Atchison County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers City
    • Clarinda Junction ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Clarinda Junction is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarinda Junction
    • Imogene
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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 Posley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Page County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Posley 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 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 Posley Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Page 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 Posley Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #460370  (Posley Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #460370 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: Page
      • Est. Elev: 333 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Coin
      • Location given for Posley Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.714716     Lon: -95.1852601
      • 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 Page, 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- Posley 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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