A visit to the Troy 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 Troy Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Troy Cemetery:
41.0194, -93.9836
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Troy Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Troy Cemetery is located in Clarke County<2>.
The county seat for Clarke County is located in Osceola. Osceola lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east of the Troy Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Troy Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Troy Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Troy Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Claypool Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Claypool Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Cemetery
- Murray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Thayer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Thayer Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer Cemetery
- West Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The West Union Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union Cemetery
- Reasoner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Reasoner Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reasoner Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Otterbein Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Otterbein Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterbein Cemetery
- Hopeville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hopeville Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Brown Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Brown Family Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Family Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lorimor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Lorimor Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorimor Cemetery
- Homewood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Homewood Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood Cemetery
- Leas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Leas Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leas Cemetery
- Gregg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Gregg Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Cemetery
- Lacelle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Lacelle Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacelle Cemetery
- Abel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Abel Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel 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
- Groesbeck Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Groesbeck Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groesbeck Cemetery
- Norris Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Warrick Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Warrick Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrick Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Troy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Troy Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Murray
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Murray is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
- Thayer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Thayer is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Hopeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hopeville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Lacelle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lacelle is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacelle
- Lorimor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lorimor is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorimor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Barney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Barney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Osceola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Afton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Arispe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Arispe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arispe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Ellston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ellston is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
- Grand River
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Green Bay ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Green Bay is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Van Wert
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Truro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Peru
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- East Peru is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peru
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 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
- Weldon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Weldon is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Shannon City
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Ord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ord is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
- New Virginia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Macksburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Macksburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
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 Troy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clarke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Troy 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 visit 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 Troy Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Clarke 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 Troy Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1969810 (Troy Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1969810 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: Clarke
- Est. Elev: 352 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Murray
- Location given for Troy Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0194376 Lon: -93.9835589
- 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 Clarke, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Troy 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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