A visit to the Union Chapel 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 Union Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Union Chapel Cemetery:
41.0811, -93.7216
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Union Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Clarke County<2>.
The county seat for Clarke County is located in Osceola. Osceola lies just to the southwest of the Union Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Union Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Union Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jamison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Jamison Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison Cemetery
- Twyford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Twyford Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twyford Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Fremont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Fremont Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Maple Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Osceola.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95393 <5>
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Beymer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Beymer Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beymer Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Rhoades Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Rhoades Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoades Cemetery
- Rhodes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Ottawa Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Ottawa Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Field Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Field Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Cemetery
- Horton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Horton Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
- Clarke Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Clarke Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke Cemetery
- Woodburn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Woodburn Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Bethel Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Union Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Union Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Osceola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- New Virginia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Woodburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lacelle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lacelle is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacelle
- Green Bay ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Green Bay is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Truro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Murray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Murray is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
- Weldon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Weldon is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Cool
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
- Lucas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lucas is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Saint Charles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Liberty Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Center is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- East Peru
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Peru is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peru
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Van Wert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Van Wert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Le Roy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Le Roy is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
- Saint Marys
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Saint Marys is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Barney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Barney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Thayer
(17 miles [27.4 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hopeville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Derby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Derby is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Lorimor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lorimor is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorimor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Garden Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Garden Grove is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Bevington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Humeston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lacona
(19 miles [30.6 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 Union Chapel 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 Union Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- East Peru
- Garden Grove
- Humeston
- Lacona
- Lorimor
- Lucas
- Lucas lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Union Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lucas.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Murray
- Osceola
- Truro
- Truro lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Union Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Truro.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 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 Union Chapel 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 Union Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #462444 (Union Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #462444 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: 328 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jamison
- Location given for Union Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0811073 Lon: -93.7216078
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Union Chapel 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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