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A visit to the Timber Cemetery ...


The location of the Timber Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

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 Timber Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Timber Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

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

Lat:   41.4833°   (41° 28' 59")

Lon:   -94.4808°   (-94° 28' 50")

The Timber Cemetery is located in Adair County<2>.

The county seat for Adair County is located in Greenfield. Greenfield lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south of the Timber Cemetery .

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 helpful 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 Timber Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Adair County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Timber Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Timber Cemetery.

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

    • Casey
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
      • Casey is located in Guthrie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casey <4>
    • Menlo
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Stuart
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
      • Stuart is located in Guthrie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,756 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuart <4>
    • Adair
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adair have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
      • Adair is located in Guthrie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adair <4>
    • Dale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
      • Dale is located in Guthrie County
    • Greenfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Dexter
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Guthrie Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guthrie Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie Center
      • Guthrie Center is located in Guthrie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guthrie Center <4>
    • Anita
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anita have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
      • Anita is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 898 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anita <4>
    • Fontanelle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanelle
      • Fontanelle is located in Adair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
    • Linden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
      • Linden is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
    • Panora
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Stanzel
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanzel
        • Stanzel is located in Adair County
      • Webster
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
        • Webster is located in Madison County
      • Wiscotta
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscotta
        • Wiscotta is located in Dallas County
      • Redfield
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • North Branch
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
        • North Branch is located in Guthrie County
      • Pitzer
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pitzer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitzer
        • Pitzer is located in Madison County
      • Hebron
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
        • Hebron is located in Adair County
      • Earlham
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlham
        • Earlham is located in Madison County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,409 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlham <4>
      • Bridgewater
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Orient
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)

    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 Timber Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Adair County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Timber Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Stanfield Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stanfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stanfield Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanfield Cemetery
    • Quaker Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Quaker Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Cemetery
    • Jefferson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Adair County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Jefferson Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Menlo.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jefferson Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95192 <6>
    • Loucks Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Menlo Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Menlo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Menlo Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Menlo Cemetery
    • Rosehill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosehill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosehill Cemetery
    • Canby Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Canby Cemetery is located in Adair County
      • The Canby Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Canby Friends Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canby Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2159763 <6>
    • Lutheran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Adair County
      • The Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2217327 <6>
    • Prussia Center Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Prussia Center Cemetery is located in Adair County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Prussia Center Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Greenfield.
      • The Prussia Center Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Prussia Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prussia Center Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95902 <6>
    • Grove Center Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Dalmanutha Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dalmanutha Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dalmanutha Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dalmanutha Cemetery
      • Immanual Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanual Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Immanual Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanual Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      • Immanuel Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Adair County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
      • St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Sunnyhill Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • The Sunnyhill Cemetery is located in Adair County
        • The Sunnyhill Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Sunny Hill Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunnyhill Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96447 <6>
      • South Oak Grove Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The South Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Glendon Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glendon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Glendon Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glendon Cemetery
      • Calvary Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • North Oak Grove Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The North Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Oak Grove Cemetery

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

    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 Timber Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1969033  (Abandoned Timber Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1969033 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: Rosserdale
      • County: Adair         Elev: 376
      • Location given for GNIS #1969033 (Abandoned Timber Cemetery)

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

    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 Adair, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Timber Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4833, Longitude: -94.4808       In this case, the coordinates for the Timber Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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