A visit to the Sanders 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 Sanders Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sanders Cemetery:
40.9731, -93.9016
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sanders Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sanders Cemetery is located in Clarke County<2>.
The county seat for Clarke County is located in Osceola. Osceola lies just to the east northeast of the Sanders Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sanders Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Sanders Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sanders Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lacelle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lacelle Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacelle Cemetery
- Murray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hopeville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hopeville Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville Cemetery
- Gregg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Gregg Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Cemetery
- Troy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Troy Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Cemetery
- Warrick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Warrick Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrick Cemetery
- Reasoner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Reasoner Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reasoner Cemetery
- Tennessee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Tennessee Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Cemetery
- Claypool Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Claypool Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Cemetery
- Leas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Leas Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leas Cemetery
- McKee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The McKee Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee Cemetery
- Green Bay Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Bay Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Maple Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Osceola.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95393 <5>
- Thayer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Thayer Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer Cemetery
- Homewood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Homewood Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood Cemetery
- O'Grady Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The O'Grady Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Grady Cemetery
- Westervelt Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Westervelt Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westervelt Cemetery
- Clinton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Clinton Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox 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 Sanders Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sanders Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lacelle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lacelle is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacelle
- Hopeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hopeville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Murray
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Murray is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
- Green Bay ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Green Bay is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Osceola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thayer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Thayer is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Van Wert
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Van Wert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Weldon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Weldon is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Grand River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Grand River is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Beaconsfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beaconsfield is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaconsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Lorimor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lorimor is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorimor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Ellston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ellston is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Barney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Barney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Afton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Decatur City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Decatur City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Woodburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- New Virginia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Truro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Arispe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Arispe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arispe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Tingley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Le Roy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Le Roy is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
- Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- East Peru
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- East Peru is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peru
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Leon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Garden Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Garden Grove is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 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 Sanders Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clarke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sanders Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Afton
- Afton lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Sanders Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Afton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Arispe
- East Peru
- Ellston
- Garden Grove
- Grand River
- Leon
- Leon lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Sanders Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Leon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Lorimor
- Murray
- Osceola
- Tingley
- Truro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Sanders Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Clarke 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 Sanders Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1822924 (Sanders Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1822924 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: Clarke
- Est. Elev: 355 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hopeville
- Location given for Sanders Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9730507 Lon: -93.9016124
- 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 Clarke, 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- Sanders 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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