A visit to the Runkles 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 Runkles Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Runkles Cemetery:
40.7603, -92.5499
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Runkles Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Runkles Cemetery is located in Davis County<2>.
The county seat for Davis County is located in Bloomfield. Bloomfield lies just to the east of the Runkles Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Runkles Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Runkles Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Runkles Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- West Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The West Union Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union Cemetery
- West Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The West Grove Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of West Grove.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96635 <5>
- Hammans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hammans Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammans Cemetery
- Paris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Paris Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Cemetery
- John Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The John Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Cemetery
- McConnell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The McConnell Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Pelly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Pelly Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelly Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of West Grove.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94258 <5>
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Pollard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Pollard Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Cammack Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cammack Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cammack Cemetery
- Drakesville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Drakesville Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesville Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Glassburner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Glassburner Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glassburner Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Shinn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shinn Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinn Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Breeding Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Breeding Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Runkles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Runkles Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- West Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- West Grove is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
- Paris
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Paris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Drakesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orleans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orleans is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Mark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mark is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
- Bloomfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Moulton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Moulton is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Steuben
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Steuben is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Unionville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Savannah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Savannah is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
- Udell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Udell is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Carbon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Coatsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Coatsville is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatsville
- Stiles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stiles is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Floris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Floris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Coal City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coal City is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Blakesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pulaski
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pulaski is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Glenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Glenwood is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Lancaster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Chequest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Chequest is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chequest
- Moravia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Runkles Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Davis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Runkles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blakesburg
- Bloomfield
- Centerville
- Glenwood
- Lancaster
- Moravia
- Moulton
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 Runkles Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Davis 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 Runkles Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #460847 (Runkles Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #460847 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: Davis
- Est. Elev: 257 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Paris
- Location given for Runkles Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7602978 Lon: -92.5499105
- 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 Davis, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Runkles 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. |