A visit to the Thayer 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 Thayer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Thayer Cemetery:
41.0375, -94.0361
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Thayer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Thayer Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in Creston. Creston lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west of the Thayer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Thayer Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Thayer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thayer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Claypool Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Claypool Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- West Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The West Union Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Brown Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Brown Family Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Family Cemetery
- Otterbein Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Otterbein Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterbein Cemetery
- Troy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Troy Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Cemetery
- Reasoner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Reasoner Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reasoner Cemetery
- Murray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lorimor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lorimor Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorimor Cemetery
- Groesbeck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Groesbeck Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groesbeck Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Norris Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Abel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Abel Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel Cemetery
- Hopeville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopeville Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville Cemetery
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Green Lawn Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawn Cemetery
- Homewood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Homewood Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood Cemetery
- Bragg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Bragg Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg Cemetery
- Leas Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Leas Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leas Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Barney Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Barney Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney 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 Thayer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Thayer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Thayer
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Thayer is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Murray
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Murray is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
- Hopeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hopeville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Lorimor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lorimor is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorimor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Afton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Barney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Barney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Lacelle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lacelle is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacelle
- Arispe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arispe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arispe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Ellston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ellston is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
- Osceola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Macksburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Macksburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- East Peru
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Peru is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peru
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ord is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
- Shannon City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shannon City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Tingley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beaconsfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Beaconsfield is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaconsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Grand River
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Truro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Green Bay ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Bay is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- East Creston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- East Creston is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Creston
- Van Wert
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Zion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zion is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Creston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Weldon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Weldon is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- New Virginia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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 Thayer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Union County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thayer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Afton
- Arispe
- Creston
- East Peru
- Ellston
- Grand River
- Lorimor
- Macksburg
- Murray
- Osceola
- Shannon City
- Tingley
- Truro
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 Thayer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Union 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 Thayer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #455586 (Thayer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #455586 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: Union
- Est. Elev: 361 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lorimor South
- Location given for Thayer Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0374924 Lon: -94.0360602
- 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 Union, 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- Thayer 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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