A visit to the Ruffcorn 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 Ruffcorn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ruffcorn Cemetery:
41.7572, -96.0211
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ruffcorn Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ruffcorn Cemetery is located in Harrison County<2>.
The county seat for Harrison County is located in Logan. Logan lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Ruffcorn Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ruffcorn Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Ruffcorn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ruffcorn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Modamin / Noyes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mondamin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mondamin Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mondamin Cemetery
- Conyers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Conyers Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyers Cemetery
- Little Sioux Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Soldier Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fountainbleau Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Fountainbleau Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainbleau Cemetery
- Yutsler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Yutsler Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yutsler Cemetery
- Arizona Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Arizona Cemetery is located in Burt County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arizona Cemetery
- Hauger Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Hauger Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauger Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tekamah Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Tekamah Cemetery is located in Burt County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tekamah Cemetery
- Calhoun Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Purcell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Purcell Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell Cemetery
- Preparation Canyon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Herman Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Graceland Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Monona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- Silver Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Silver Hill Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill Cemetery
- Biglers Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Biglers Grove Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biglers Grove Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Bethesda Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Monona 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 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ruffcorn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ruffcorn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Orson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Orson is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orson
- Mondamin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Little Sioux
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pisgah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Modale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tekamah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Herman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blencoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Blencoe is located in Monona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blencoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- California Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- California Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Junction
- Logan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Moorhead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Blair
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Blair is located in Washington County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,948 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blair <6>
- Missouri Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Craig
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- De Soto ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- De Soto is located in Washington County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- De Soto has also been known as:
- DeSoto
- Turin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Onawa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Loveland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Loveland is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
- Bertha
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bertha is located in Burt County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
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 Ruffcorn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Harrison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ruffcorn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blair
- Blair lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Ruffcorn Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Blair.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Blencoe
- Craig
- De Soto - Historic
- Decatur
- Fort Calhoun
- Herman
- Little Sioux
- Logan
- Magnolia
- Missouri Valley
- Moorhead
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Continue List (5 more)
- Pisgah
- Soldier
- Tekamah
- Woodbine
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 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 Ruffcorn Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Harrison 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 Ruffcorn Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #460822 (Ruffcorn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #460822 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: Harrison
- Est. Elev: 313 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Little Sioux
- Location given for Ruffcorn Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.7572101 Lon: -96.0211226
- 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 Harrison, 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- Ruffcorn 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. |