A visit to the Reading 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 Reading Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Reading Cemetery:
42.2594, -94.4327
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Reading Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Reading Cemetery is located in Calhoun County<2>.
The county seat for Calhoun County is located in Rockwell City. Rockwell City lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest of the Reading Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Reading Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Reading Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Reading Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Lohrville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94698 <5>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Cedar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cemetery
- Gowrie Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Gowrie Twp. Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowrie Twp. Cemetery
- Old Cedar Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Cedar Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cedar Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Logan Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Logan Twp. Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Twp. Cemetery
- Dawson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Our Saviour Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Our Saviour Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Saviour Cemetery
- Danish Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Danish Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Cemetery
- Piper Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Piper Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mizpah Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Mizpah Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah Cemetery
- The Mizpah Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fulton Twp. Mizpah Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95484 <5>
- Bishop Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Bishop Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
- Lost Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Lost Grove Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lost Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Gowrie.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95348 <5>
- Callender Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Callender Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callender Cemetery
- Paton Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Paton Twp. Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paton Twp. Cemetery
- Fulton Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Fulton Lutheran Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Lutheran Cemetery
- The Fulton Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fulton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94835 <5>
- Reformatory Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Reformatory Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reformatory Cemetery
- Roby Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Roby Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Reading Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Reading Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Farnhamville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Farnhamville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnhamville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Lohrville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rinard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rinard is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Slifer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Slifer is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slifer
- Churdan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Churdan is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churdan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- Gowrie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Somers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Somers is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Rands
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rands is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rands
- Wightman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wightman is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wightman
- Callender
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Callender is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callender
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Paton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Farlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Farlin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farlin
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lanyon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lanyon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanyon
- Harcourt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Harcourt is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harcourt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Palm Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Palm Grove is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Grove
- Rockwell City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Knierim
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Knierim is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knierim
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Lanesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lanesboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Dana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dana is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Moorland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lake City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sherwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sherwood is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Scranton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jefferson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Boxholm
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Burnside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Burnside is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Barnum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Barnum is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
- 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 Reading Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Calhoun County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Reading Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boxholm
- Callender
- Churdan
- Farnhamville
- Gowrie
- Jefferson
- Knierim
- Lake City
- Lohrville
- Paton
- Rockwell City
- Scranton
- Somers
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Reading Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Calhoun 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 Reading Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #460542 (Reading Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #460542 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: Calhoun
- Est. Elev: 350 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Farnhamville
- Location given for Reading Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.2594238 Lon: -94.4327489
- 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 Calhoun, 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 from Point A (ie- Reading 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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