A visit to the Van Ocker 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 Ocker Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Van Ocker Cemetery:
41.7833, -94.5586
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Van Ocker Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Van Ocker Cemetery is located in Guthrie County<2>.
The county seat for Guthrie County is located in Guthrie Center. Guthrie Center lies just to the south southeast of the Van Ocker Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Van Ocker Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Van Ocker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Van Ocker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Highland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sutton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- Wichita Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Wichita Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wichita Cemetery
- Victory Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Moffit Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Moffit Grove Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffit Grove Cemetery
- Dodge Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Orange Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Orange Twp. Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Twp. Cemetery
- The Orange Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Orange Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95737 <5>
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Union Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Twp. Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Twp. Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Valley Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Valley Twp. Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Twp. Cemetery
- Van Order Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Van Order Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Order Cemetery
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- Vandevanter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Vandevanter Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandevanter Cemetery
- Willow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Willow Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Cemetery
- Coon Rapids Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tuttles Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
- Bear Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Bear Grove Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Grove Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- Brethren Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Brethren Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brethren Cemetery
- Yale Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Yale Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale Cemetery
- Richland Memorial Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- 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>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Van Ocker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Van Ocker Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bayard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Guthrie Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bagley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bagley is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Coon Rapids
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Yale is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Panora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Herndon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Herndon is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- North Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Branch is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
- Jamaica
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cooper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cooper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Glendon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glendon is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendon
- Scranton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dedham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dale is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Linden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Linden is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Dawson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dawson is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Ralston
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ralston is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Jefferson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ross
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ross is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Audubon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hamlin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hamlin is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
- Casey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Menlo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Willey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Willey is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Adair
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Glidden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
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 Ocker Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Guthrie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Van Ocker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Audubon
- Bagley
- Bayard
- Casey
- Glidden
- Guthrie Center
- Jefferson
- Menlo
- Menlo lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Van Ocker Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Menlo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
- Panora
- Scranton
- 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 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 Ocker Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Guthrie 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 Ocker Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1996155 (Van Ocker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1996155 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: Guthrie
- Est. Elev: 370 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bayard
- Location given for Van Ocker Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.7833193 Lon: -94.5585849
- 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 Guthrie, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Van Ocker 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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