A visit to the Sterner 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 Sterner Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sterner Cemetery:
41.0125, -92.2499
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sterner Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sterner Cemetery is located in Wapello County<2>.
The county seat for Wapello County is located in Ottumwa. Ottumwa lies just to the west of the Sterner Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Sterner Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sterner Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bladensburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chief Wapello Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hackney Grave
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hackney Grave is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney Grave
- Agency City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Agency City Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agency City Cemetery
- The Agency City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Agency Cemetery
- Agency Twp. Cemetery
- Ashland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ashland Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Cemetery
- Holmes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Holmes Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Cemetery
- Round Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Round Point Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Point Cemetery
- Ellsworth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ellsworth Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth Cemetery
- Batavia City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Batavia City Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia City Cemetery
- Schrom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Schrom Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schrom Cemetery
- Dickens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Dickens Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens Cemetery
- Kitterman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Kitterman Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitterman Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Eldon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Eldon Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldon Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Nasby Corner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Nasby Corner Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasby Corner Cemetery
- Garrison Rock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dahlonega Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sedore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Sedore Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedore Cemetery
- Railback Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Railback Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Railback Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Coon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Coon Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Cemetery
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Walnut Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sterner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sterner Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Agency
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Batavia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cliffland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cliffland is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffland
- Eldon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Ottumwa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- East Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ottumwa
- Abingdon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Abingdon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Competine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Competine is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competine
- Dahlonega
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dahlonega is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlonega
- Ottumwa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Highland Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Center is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Center
- Selma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Selma is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Martinsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Martinsburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Carbon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Floris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Floris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Hedrick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hedrick is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Libertyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Linby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Linby is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linby
- Pekin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pekin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Keb ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keb is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keb
- Chequest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chequest is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chequest
- Maharishi Vedic City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
- Packwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Packwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Nugent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Nugent is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nugent
- Leando
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leando is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
- Douds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Douds is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douds
- Fairfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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 Sterner 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 Sterner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batavia
- Eldon
- Eldon lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Sterner Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Eldon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldon
- Fairfield
- Hedrick
- Martinsburg
- Ottumwa
- Selma
- Selma lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Sterner Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Selma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Sterner 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 Sterner Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #461989 (Sterner Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #461989 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: 239 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Abingdon
- Location given for Sterner Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0125166 Lon: -92.2499034
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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 '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- Sterner 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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