A visit to the Wight 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 Wight Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wight Cemetery:
41.3003, -94.1783
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wight Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wight Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Winterset. Winterset lies just to the east northeast of the Wight Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wight Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Wight Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wight Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Welty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Welty Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welty Cemetery
- Wintermantle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wintermantle Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintermantle Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hooten Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hooten Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooten Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hooten Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southwest of Winterset.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95118 <5>
- Kivett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kivett Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kivett Cemetery
- Gordon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Gordon Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Cemetery
- McDonald Chase Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grand River Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Grand River Center Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River Center Cemetery
- The Grand River Center Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grand River Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2190468 <5>
- Hebron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hamblin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hamblin Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamblin Cemetery
- Stringtown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Stringtown Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Eppard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Eppard Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eppard Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Wilson Chapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Moon Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Cemetery
- Boone Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Boone Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Boley Farm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Boley Farm Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boley Farm Cemetery
- West Branch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The West Branch Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch 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 Wight Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wight Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Webster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Webster is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Stanzel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stanzel is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanzel
- Macksburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Macksburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Pitzer
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pitzer is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitzer
- Hebron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Ord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ord is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
- Winterset
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Arbor Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arbor Hill is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
- Zion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zion is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Barney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Lorimor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lorimor is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorimor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Earlham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Orient
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Peru
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- East Peru is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peru
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Greenfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Patterson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Patterson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Stuart
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- East Creston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- East Creston is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Creston
- Afton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Truro
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- DeSoto
(18 miles [29 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 Wight Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wight Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Afton
- Creston
- Dexter
- Earlham
- East Peru
- Fontanelle
- Greenfield
- Lorimor
- Macksburg
- Menlo
- Orient
- Stuart
- Truro
- Winterset
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 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 Wight Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 Wight Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #463028 (Wight Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #463028 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 315 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pitzer
- Location given for Wight Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.3002673 Lon: -94.1782885
- 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 Madison, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wight 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |