A visit to the Van Horn 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 Van Horn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Van Horn Cemetery:
41.9086, -94.2850
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Van Horn Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Van Horn Cemetery is located in Greene County<2>.
The county seat for Greene County is located in Jefferson. Jefferson lies just to the north northwest of the Van Horn Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Van Horn Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Van Horn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Van Horn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Rippey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Old Rippey Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Rippey Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- German Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The German Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- Dallas Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Dallas Twp. Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas Twp. Cemetery
- Rippey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Rippey Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippey Cemetery
- Richland Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Richland Memorial Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Memorial Cemetery
- The Richland Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Richland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95938 <5>
- Angus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Angus Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus Cemetery
- Bower Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bower Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower Cemetery
- Greenbrier Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Greenbrier Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier Cemetery
- Jefferson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Cemetery
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- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Grand Junction Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Golgotha Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Golgotha Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golgotha Cemetery
- Valleyview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Valleyview Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fairview UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Fairview UMC Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview UMC Cemetery
- The Fairview UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2348924 <5>
- Headly Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Headly Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headly Cemetery
- Yale Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Yale Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale Cemetery
- Messenger Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Messenger Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messenger Cemetery
- Mowrer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Mowrer Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowrer Cemetery
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Violet Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Violet Hill Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Van Horn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Van Horn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cooper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cooper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Jamaica
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rippey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rippey is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Herndon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Herndon is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Dawson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dawson is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Bagley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bagley is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Jefferson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Yale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Yale is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Berkley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Berkley is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
- Perry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Dana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dana is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Bayard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bouton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Farlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Farlin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farlin
- Panora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ogden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Scranton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Minburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Minburn is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 357 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 Van Horn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Greene County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Van Horn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bagley
- Bayard
- Bouton
- Churdan
- Grand Junction
- Guthrie Center
- Jefferson
- Minburn
- Ogden
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Paton
- Perry
- Perry lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Van Horn Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Perry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Scranton
- Woodward
- Yale
- Yale lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Van Horn Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Yale.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Van Horn Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Greene 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 Van Horn Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1823139 (Van Horn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1823139 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: Greene
- Est. Elev: 311 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cooper
- Location given for Van Horn Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.9085952 Lon: -94.2849643
- 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 Greene, 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- Van Horn 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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