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A visit to the Thorpe Union Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Thorpe Union Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Thorpe Union Cemetery (FG ID #96485)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Union Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Thorpe Union Cemetery

Lat:   42.5639°   (42° 33' 50")

Lon:   -91.4706°   (-91° 28' 14")

The Thorpe Union Cemetery is located in Delaware County<2>.

The county seat for Delaware County is located in Manchester. Manchester lies just to the south of the Thorpe Union Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Thorpe Union Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thorpe Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Thorpe Union Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Thorpe Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Forestville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dundee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
    • Dundee is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <7>
  • Manchester
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Oneida
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneida have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
    • Oneida is located in Delaware County
  • Greeley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greeley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
    • Greeley is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 240 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greeley <7>
  • Edgewood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Masonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Strawberry Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lamont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamont have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
    • Lamont is located in Buchanan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamont <7>
  • Delaware
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaware have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
    • Delaware is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
  • Almoral
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Wood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Golden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Golden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
      • Golden is located in Delaware County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Golden
      • From the Thorpe Union Cemetery to Golden
    • Delhi
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delhi have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
      • Delhi is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <7>
    • Earlville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Holy Cross
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holy Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
      • Holy Cross is located in Delaware County
    • Maryville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Petersburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Mederville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Aurora
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Aurora is located in Buchanan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
    • Winthrop
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ryan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Colesburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Littleport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleport have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleport
      • Littleport is located in Clayton County

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 Union Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Delaware County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thorpe Union Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Thorpe Union Cemetery:

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 Union Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #462230  (Thorpe Union Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #462230 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Thorpe
    • County: Delaware         Elev: 311
    • Location given for GNIS #462230 (Thorpe Union Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #96485

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Delaware, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Thorpe Union Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5639, Longitude: -91.4706    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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