A visit to the Van Order 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 Order Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Van Order Cemetery:
41.7222, -94.4447
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Van Order Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Van Order Cemetery is located in Guthrie County<2>.
The county seat for Guthrie County is located in Guthrie Center. Guthrie Center lies just to the southwest of the Van Order Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Van Order Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Van Order Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Victory Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Vandevanter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Vandevanter Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandevanter Cemetery
- Resurrection Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
- Moffit Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Moffit Grove Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffit Grove Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Valley Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Valley Twp. Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Twp. Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The West Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Brethren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Brethren Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brethren Cemetery
- Yale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Yale Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale Cemetery
- Dodge Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Monteith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Monteith Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monteith Cemetery
- Monteith Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Van Ocker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Van Ocker Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Ocker Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- Wichita Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Wichita Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wichita Cemetery
- Glendon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Glendon Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendon Cemetery
- Messenger Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Messenger Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messenger Cemetery
- Richland Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Highland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Van Order Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Van Order Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Guthrie Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Panora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Yale is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Glendon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Glendon is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendon
- Bagley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bagley is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Herndon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Herndon is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Dale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dale is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Linden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Linden is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Bayard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jamaica
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Menlo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- North Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- North Branch is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Dawson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Cooper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cooper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Casey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Redfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coon Rapids
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stuart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wiscotta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wiscotta is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscotta
- Dexter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Panther
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Panther is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Adair
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Perry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rippey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rippey is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 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 Order 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 Order Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bagley
- Bayard
- Casey
- Casey lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Van Order Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Casey.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
- Dexter
- Guthrie Center
- Jefferson
- Menlo
- Panora
- Perry
- Perry lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Van Order Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Perry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Redfield
- Stuart
- Yale
- Yale lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Van Order 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 begin 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 Order 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 Order Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1996157 (Van Order Cemetery (historical))
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1996157 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: 367 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Guthrie Center East
- Location given for Van Order Cemetery (historical):
- Lat: 41.7222086 Lon: -94.4446914
- 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 'straight-line' (or 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 Order 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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