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A visit to the Van Wert Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Van Wert Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Van Wert Cemetery (FG ID #1190323).

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 Wert Cemetery ...

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

40.8631, -93.7953

The Van Wert Cemetery is located in Decatur County<2>.

The county seat for Decatur County is located in Leon. Leon lies just to the south southeast of the Van Wert Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Van Wert Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Van Wert Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Van Wert Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Clinton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Clinton Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Cemetery
  • McKee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The McKee Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee Cemetery
  • West Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The West Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
  • Kline Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Kline Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline Cemetery
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
  • Green Bay Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Green Bay Cemetery is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay Cemetery
  • Munyon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Munyon Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munyon Cemetery
  • Chaney Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Chaney Cemetery is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney Cemetery
  • Ellis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Ellis Cemetery is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
  • Lacelle Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lacelle Cemetery is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacelle Cemetery
  • Tennessee Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Tennessee Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Cemetery
  • Shy Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Shy Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shy Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Warrick Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Warrick Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrick Cemetery
    • Franklin Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Winters Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Winters Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Cemetery
    • Metier Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Metier Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metier Cemetery
    • Hebron Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hebron Cemetery is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
    • Gregg Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Gregg Cemetery is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Cemetery
    • Young Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Young Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
    • Old Funk Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Old Funk Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Funk Cemetery
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Decatur City Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Decatur City Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur City Cemetery
    • Palenstine Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Palenstine Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palenstine Cemetery
    • Leon Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Leon Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Cemetery
    • McCullough Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The McCullough Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullough Cemetery
    • Doze Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Doze Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doze Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Van Wert Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Van Wert Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Van Wert
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Weldon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Bay ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lacelle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Decatur City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Decatur City is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
  • Leon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Grand River
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Grand River is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
  • Garden Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Garden Grove is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Le Roy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Osceola
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Hopeville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Beaconsfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Beaconsfield is located in Ringgold County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaconsfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Woodburn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Murray
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Murray is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
    • Davis City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Woodland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Humeston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Ellston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Ellston is located in Ringgold County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
    • Kellerton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Thayer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lamoni
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Derby
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Derby is located in Lucas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 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 Wert Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Decatur County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Van Wert Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Wert Cemetery: