A visit to the Shriver 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 Shriver Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shriver Cemetery:
40.6808, -93.2624
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shriver Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shriver Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Corydon. Corydon lies just to the north northwest of the Shriver Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shriver Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Shriver Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shriver Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Richardson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Ripper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ripper Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripper Cemetery
- Rankin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Rankin Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin Cemetery
- Moss Sturgeon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Moss Sturgeon Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Sturgeon Cemetery
- The Moss Sturgeon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sturgeon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96439 <5>
- Sharp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Sharp Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery
- Bollman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bollman Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollman Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Hickerson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hickerson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickerson Cemetery
- Corydon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Corydon Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon Cemetery
- Allerton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Allerton Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allerton Cemetery
- Banta Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Banta Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Tharp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Tharp Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tharp Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hazel Dell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hazel Dell Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Dell Cemetery
- Edmond Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Edmond Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond Cemetery
- Medicineville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Medicineville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Southlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Southlawn Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southlawn Cemetery
- Promise City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Promise City Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Promise City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Promise City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95900 <5>
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 Shriver Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shriver Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Allerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Corydon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seymour
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Promise City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Promise City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Hodge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hodge is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Powersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Powersville is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Genoa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Clio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Clio is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Saint John
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint John is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Millerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Millerton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Jerome
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jerome is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Plano
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Numa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Numa is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Confidence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Confidence is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
- Lineville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lineville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- South Lineville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Lineville is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lineville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Lucerne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lucerne is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Brazil
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Brazil is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Mystic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mystic is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Humeston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Woodland is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
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 Shriver Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shriver Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allerton
- Clio
- Clio lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Shriver Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clio.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Corydon
- Humeston
- Lineville
- Lucerne
- Mercer
- Powersville
- Ravanna
- Seymour
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Shriver Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Shriver Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #461590 (Shriver Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #461590 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 329 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Allerton
- Location given for Shriver Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6808403 Lon: -93.2624335
- 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 Wayne, 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 from Point A (ie- Shriver 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. |