A visit to the West Grove 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 West Grove Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The West Grove Cemetery (FG ID #96635).
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 West Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Grove Cemetery:
40.7290, -92.5567
The West Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of West Grove.
The cemetery is located in Davis County<2>.
The county seat for Davis County is located in Bloomfield. Bloomfield lies just to the east of the West Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Grove Cemetery.
Establishment of the West Grove Cemetery ...
The West Grove Cemetery was established June 5, 1865.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the West Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Runkles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Runkles Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runkles Cemetery
- Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Baptist Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Cemetery
- John Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The John Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The West Union Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union Cemetery
- Paris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Paris Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Cemetery
- Pelly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Pelly Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelly Cemetery
- Shinn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Shinn Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinn Cemetery
- Hetzler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hopkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
- Pollard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pollard Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard Cemetery
- Orleans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Burgher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Cammack Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cammack Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cammack Cemetery
- Drakesville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Drakesville Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesville Cemetery
- McConnell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The McConnell Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell Cemetery
- Hammans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hammans Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammans Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- West Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Paris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mark
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Orleans
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Orleans is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Moulton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Drakesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Steuben
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Steuben is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Savannah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Savannah is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
- Unionville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coatsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Coatsville is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatsville
- Udell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Coal City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coal City is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Stiles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Glenwood is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Lancaster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Exline
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Exline is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Pulaski
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pulaski is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Floris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 West Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Davis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blakesburg
- Bloomfield
- Centerville
- Glenwood
- Lancaster
- Moravia
- Moulton
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 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 West Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Davis 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 West Grove Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #96635
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #462863 (West Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #462863 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: Davis
- Est. Elev: 284 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Grove
- Location given for West Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7289099 Lon: -92.5568553
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Davis, 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- West Grove 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |