A visit to the Westervelt 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 Westervelt Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Westervelt Cemetery:
40.8633, -93.9761
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Westervelt Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Westervelt Cemetery is located in Decatur County<2>.
The county seat for Decatur County is located in Leon. Leon lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Westervelt Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Westervelt Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Westervelt Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Westervelt Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tennessee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Tennessee Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Cemetery
- Leas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Leas Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leas Cemetery
- Grand River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Grand River Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Warrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Warrick Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrick Cemetery
- Gregg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Gregg Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Cemetery
- Pumptown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Pumptown Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumptown Cemetery
- Hopeville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hopeville Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville Cemetery
- Homewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Homewood Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Old Funk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Funk Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Funk Cemetery
- Munyon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Munyon Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munyon Cemetery
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- West Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The West Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- McKee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The McKee Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee Cemetery
- Reasoner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Reasoner Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reasoner Cemetery
- Cornwall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Cornwall Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Cemetery
- Ellston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clinton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Clinton Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Cemetery
- Lacelle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Lacelle Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacelle Cemetery
- Oliver Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Oliver Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
- Bear Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Bear Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Westervelt Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Westervelt Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Grand River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Grand River is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Hopeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hopeville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Beaconsfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beaconsfield is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaconsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Ellston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ellston is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
- Lacelle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lacelle is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacelle
- Van Wert
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Van Wert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Kellerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Decatur City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Decatur City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Green Bay ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Green Bay is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Tingley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Thayer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Thayer is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Weldon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Weldon is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
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- Murray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Murray is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
- Leon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arispe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arispe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arispe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Shannon City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Shannon City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Mount Ayr
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lamoni
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Osceola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Afton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Davis City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Davis City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 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 Westervelt 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 Westervelt Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Afton
- Arispe
- Davis City
- Diagonal
- Ellston
- Garden Grove
- Grand River
- Kellerton
- Knowlton - Historic
- Lamoni
- Leon
- Leon lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Westervelt Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Leon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Lorimor
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Continue List (5 more)
- Murray
- Osceola
- Shannon City
- Tingley
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 Westervelt Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Decatur 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 Westervelt Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1822890 (Westervelt Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1822890 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: Decatur
- Est. Elev: 342 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grand River
- Location given for Westervelt Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8633286 Lon: -93.9760593
- 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 Decatur, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Westervelt 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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