A visit to the Walnut 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 Walnut Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Walnut Hill Cemetery:
41.0417, -92.1357
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Walnut Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Walnut Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Fairfield. Fairfield lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Walnut Hill Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Walnut Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Walnut Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Coon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Coon Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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- Gantz Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Gantz Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantz Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Holmes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Holmes Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Abingdon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Abingdon Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Schrom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Schrom Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schrom Cemetery
- Batavia City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Batavia City Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia City Cemetery
- Gregg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gregg Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Cemetery
- Moorman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Moorman Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorman Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Myers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Brethren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Brethren Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brethren Cemetery
- The Brethren Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dunkard Cemetery
- McCleary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The McCleary Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCleary Cemetery
- Forrest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Forrest Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Dickens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Dickens Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens Cemetery
- Bladensburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sterner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Sterner Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterner Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Prairie Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Walnut Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Walnut Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Abingdon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Abingdon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Batavia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maharishi Vedic City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
- Packwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Packwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Libertyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Linby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Linby is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linby
- Competine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Competine is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competine
- Pekin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pekin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Agency
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Eldon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cliffland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cliffland is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffland
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Nugent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Nugent is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nugent
- Selma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Selma is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Martinsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Ollie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ollie is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- East Ottumwa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- East Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ottumwa
- Perlee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Perlee is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perlee
- Richland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hedrick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hedrick is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Highland Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Center is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Center
- Dahlonega
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dahlonega is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlonega
- Leando
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Leando is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
- Douds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Douds is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douds
- Birmingham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Ottumwa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Walnut Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Walnut Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batavia
- Birmingham
- Eldon
- Eldon lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Walnut Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Eldon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldon
- Fairfield
- Hedrick
- Martinsburg
- Ottumwa
- Richland
- Selma
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Walnut Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Walnut Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #462650 (Walnut Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #462650 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 226 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Abingdon
- Location given for Walnut Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.041684 Lon: -92.1357335
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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 Jefferson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Walnut 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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