A visit to the Tharp 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 Tharp Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Tharp Cemetery:
40.6475, -93.1574
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Tharp Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Tharp Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Corydon. Corydon lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Tharp Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Tharp Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Tharp Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Tharp Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hickerson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hickerson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickerson Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Southlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Southlawn Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southlawn Cemetery
- Sharp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sharp Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Genoa Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Genoa Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa Cemetery
- Shoultz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Shoultz Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoultz Cemetery
- The Shoultz Cemetery has also been known as:
- Schultz Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96311 <5>
- Bollman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bollman Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollman Cemetery
- Ripper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ripper Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripper Cemetery
- Shriver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Shriver Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shriver Cemetery
- Moss Sturgeon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Livingston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Richardson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Jerome Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Jerome Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome Cemetery
- Crossroads Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- Promise City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Thomas Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Banta Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Banta Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta Cemetery
- Medicineville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Medicineville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Hibbsville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Farmers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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 Tharp Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Tharp Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Genoa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Seymour
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Promise City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Promise City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Saint John
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Saint John is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Jerome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jerome is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Numa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Numa is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Plano
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Powersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Powersville is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Corydon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cincinnati
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cincinnati is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
- Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
- Sunshine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sunshine is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Brazil
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brazil is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Hodge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hodge is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Lucerne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lucerne is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Unionville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mendota
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mendota is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Pearl City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pearl City is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Mystic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mystic is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Confidence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Confidence is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
- Millerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millerton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Walnut City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut City is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut City
- Clio
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Clio is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Exline
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Exline is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Centerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Clarkdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkdale is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkdale
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 Tharp 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 Tharp Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allerton
- Centerville
- Clio
- Corydon
- Lucerne
- Powersville
- Seymour
- Unionville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Tharp 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 Tharp Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #462209 (Tharp Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #462209 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: 312 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Seymour West
- Location given for Tharp Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6475095 Lon: -93.1574309
- 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 '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- Tharp 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. |