A visit to the Shaul 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 Shaul Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shaul Cemetery:
40.9953, -92.4494
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shaul Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shaul Cemetery is located in Wapello County<2>.
The county seat for Wapello County is located in Ottumwa. Ottumwa lies just to the northeast of the Shaul Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shaul Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Shaul Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shaul Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- County Farm #1 Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wilkenson Grave
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wilkenson Grave is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkenson Grave
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- McIntire Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Hebrew Jewish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ottumwa Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ottumwa Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottumwa Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pt. Isabel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pt. Isabel Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pt. Isabel Cemetery
- Dexter Baby Grave
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Dexter Baby Grave is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Baby Grave
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Harris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Burns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Burns Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Cemetery
- Bowen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bowen Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen Cemetery
- Ralston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ralston Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston Cemetery
- Ormanville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Ormanville Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormanville Cemetery
- Dahlonega Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Memorial Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chisman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Chisman Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisman Cemetery
- Wellman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Wellman Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Kingsley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Kingsley Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Cemetery
- Round Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Round Point Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Point Cemetery
- Kitterman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Kitterman Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitterman Cemetery
- County Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shaul Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shaul Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ottumwa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Ottumwa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ottumwa
- Bidwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bidwell is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell
- Dahlonega
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dahlonega is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlonega
- Cliffland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cliffland is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffland
- Keb ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Keb is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keb
- Carbon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Carbon is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Agency
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chillicothe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chillicothe is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Dudley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dudley is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Blakesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kirkville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kirkville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Floris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Floris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Highland Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Center is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Center
- Drakesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Eldon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Batavia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Competine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Competine is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competine
- Hedrick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hedrick is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Eddyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Avery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Avery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Cedar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cedar is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
- Chequest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chequest is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chequest
- Fremont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Shaul Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wapello County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shaul Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batavia
- Blakesburg
- Bloomfield
- Eddyville
- Eldon
- Fremont
- Hedrick
- Martinsburg
- Ottumwa
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 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 Shaul Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Wapello 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 Shaul Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #461542 (Shaul Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #461542 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: Wapello
- Est. Elev: 235 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ottumwa South
- Location given for Shaul Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9952922 Lon: -92.4493527
- 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 Wapello, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Shaul 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. |