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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. 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 Van Ocker Cemetery ...

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>

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

Lat:   41.7833°   (41° 46' 59")

Lon:   -94.5586°   (-94° 33' 30")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sutton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sutton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sutton Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
  • Wichita Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wichita Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wichita Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wichita Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
  • Victory Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Victory Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Victory Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Victory Union Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
  • Moffit Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moffit Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moffit Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Moffit Grove Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
  • Dodge Center Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Orange Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orange Twp. Cemetery
    • The Orange Twp. Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Carroll County
  • Union Twp. Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Twp. Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
  • Union Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
  • Valley Twp. Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Valley Twp. Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
  • Van Order Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Order Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Order Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Van Order Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Vandevanter Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vandevanter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vandevanter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vandevanter Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
    • Willow Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Willow Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resurrection Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Resurrection Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
    • Bear Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bear Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bear Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bear Grove Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
    • Maplewood Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maplewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
    • Brethren Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brethren Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brethren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brethren Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
    • Yale Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yale Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Yale Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
    • Richland Memorial Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland Memorial Cemetery
      • The Richland Memorial Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
      • 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)
    • 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 <6>
  • Bagley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bagley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
    • Bagley is located in Guthrie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
  • Coon Rapids
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coon Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Rapids
    • Coon Rapids is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,221 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coon Rapids <6>
  • Yale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
    • Yale is located in Guthrie County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
    • Herndon is located in Guthrie County
  • North Branch
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
    • North Branch is located in Guthrie County
  • Jamaica
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Cooper
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cooper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Cooper is located in Greene County
  • Glendon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glendon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendon
    • Glendon is located in Guthrie County
  • Scranton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scranton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
    • Scranton is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <6>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Dedham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
      • Dale is located in Guthrie County
    • Linden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
      • Linden is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
    • Dawson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
      • Dawson is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
    • Ralston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ralston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
      • Ralston is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Jefferson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,075 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <6>
    • Ross
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
      • Ross is located in Audubon County
    • Audubon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Hamlin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
      • Hamlin is located in Audubon County
    • Casey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • 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 <6>
    • Menlo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Willey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willey
      • Willey is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
    • Adair
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • 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 <6>
    • Glidden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glidden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidden
      • Glidden is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,090 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glidden <6>

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
    • Bagley lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Van Ocker Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bagley.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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
    • Panora lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Van Ocker Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Panora.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panora
  • Scranton
  • Yale
    • Yale lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Van Ocker 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 first visit 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 Van Ocker Cemetery:

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: GNIS record #1996155 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: Bayard
    • County: Guthrie         Elev: 370
    • Location given for GNIS #1996155 (Van Ocker 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 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Van Ocker Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7833, Longitude: -94.5586       In this case, the coordinates for the Van Ocker Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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