A visit to the Thorpe 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 Thorpe Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Thorpe Cemetery:
41.0667, -92.6307
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Thorpe Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Thorpe Cemetery is located in Wapello County<2>.
The county seat for Wapello County is located in Ottumwa. Ottumwa lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Thorpe Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Thorpe Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Thorpe Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thorpe Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cuba Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Cuba Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba Cemetery
- Dave Roberts Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Johnston Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Old Shahan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Shahan Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shahan Cemetery
- East Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The East Bethel Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bethel Cemetery
- Daggett Grave
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Daggett Grave is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett Grave
- Little Chisman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Munterville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Munterville Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munterville Cemetery
- Columbia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Columbia Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cemetery
- Anderson Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Fall Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Cemetery
- Beebe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Beebe Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beebe Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Albia.
- The Beebe Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chedister Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94467 <5>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Folgman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Folgman Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folgman Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Pleasant Corners Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Chisman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Chisman Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisman Cemetery
- Wilcox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilcox Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox Cemetery
- Bridgeport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bridgeport Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Divide Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Towler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Towler Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towler Cemetery
- Bowen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bowen Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen Cemetery
- Myrick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Myrick Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrick Cemetery
- Chillicothe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Chillicothe Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Thorpe Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Thorpe Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dudley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dudley is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Avery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Avery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Bidwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bidwell is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell
- Chillicothe
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chillicothe is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Eddyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Blakesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kirkville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Albia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Keb ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Keb is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keb
- Selection
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Selection is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selection
- Lakonta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lakonta is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakonta
- Ottumwa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cedar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
- Givin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Givin is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givin
- Bluff Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- East Ottumwa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- East Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ottumwa
- Dahlonega
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dahlonega is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlonega
- Wright
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wright is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Beacon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Beacon is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Fremont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Exeelsior
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Exeelsior is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeelsior
- Moravia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Highland Center is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Center
- Oskaloosa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- University Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- University Park is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Hamilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Lovilia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Thorpe 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 Thorpe Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albia
- Blakesburg
- Eddyville
- Fremont
- Lovilia
- Moravia
- Oskaloosa
- Ottumwa
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 Thorpe 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 Thorpe Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1975628 (Thorpe Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1975628 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: 230 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Avery
- Location given for Thorpe Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0666772 Lon: -92.6307469
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Thorpe 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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