A visit to the Violet Hill 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 Violet Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Violet Hill Cemetery:
41.8511, -94.0972
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Violet Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Violet Hill Cemetery is located in Dallas County<2>.
The county seat for Dallas County is located in Adel. Adel lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Violet Hill Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Violet Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Violet Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mowrer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Mowrer Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowrer Cemetery
- Valleyview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Valleyview Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fairview UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Highview Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Angus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Angus Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus Cemetery
- Bower Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bower Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower Cemetery
- Myers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Peoples Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Peoples Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples Cemetery
- Peoples Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Peoples Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples Cemetery
- Rippey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Rippey Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippey Cemetery
- Dallas Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Dallas Twp. Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas Twp. Cemetery
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- Elmwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Minburn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Minburn Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minburn Cemetery
- Woodward Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Woodward Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward Cemetery
- Old Rippey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Rippey Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Rippey Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- State Hospital Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The State Hospital Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Hospital Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the State Hospital Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Woodward.
- The State Hospital Cemetery has also been known as:
- Woodmeadow Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2447643 <5>
- Swede Valley Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Van Horn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Van Horn Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Horn Cemetery
- PLeasant Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Xenia Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Xenia Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Violet Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Violet Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Perry
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bouton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Berkley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Berkley is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
- Dawson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dawson is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Minburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Minburn is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
- Rippey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rippey is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Woodward
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Xenia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Xenia is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
- Jamaica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Panther
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Panther is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Herndon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Herndon is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Dallas Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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- Ogden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cooper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cooper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Beaver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Beaver is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Yale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Yale is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- High Bridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- High Bridge is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
- Madrid
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Grand Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moingona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moingona is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moingona
- Granger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Linden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Linden is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Adel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Luther
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Luther is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Panora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bagley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bagley is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 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 Violet Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dallas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Violet Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adel
- Adel lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Violet Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Adel.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
- Bagley
- Bouton
- Dallas Center
- Grand Junction
- Madrid
- Minburn
- Ogden
- Ogden lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Violet Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ogden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Panora
- Perry
- Woodward
- Yale
- Yale lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Violet Hill 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 like to start with 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 Violet Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Dallas 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 Violet Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #462584 (Violet Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #462584 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: Dallas
- Est. Elev: 303 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Perry
- Location given for Violet Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.8510962 Lon: -94.0971794
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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 Dallas, 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- Violet Hill 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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