A visit to the Wilson 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 Wilson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilson Cemetery:
40.8334, -92.3002
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wilson Cemetery is located in Davis County<2>.
The county seat for Davis County is located in Bloomfield. Bloomfield lies just to the southwest of the Wilson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wilson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Wilson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jay Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Jay Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jay Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Floris.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95190 <5>
- White Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The White Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Pagett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Pagett Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pagett Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Pewter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Pewter Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewter Cemetery
- Stark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Stark Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark Cemetery
- Rouch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Rouch Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouch Cemetery
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- McCormick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The McCormick Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick Cemetery
- Fiedler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fiedler Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiedler Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Glasgow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Glasgow Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Cemetery
- Parrott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Parrott Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott Cemetery
- Swinney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Swinney Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swinney Cemetery
- Dunnville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Dunnville Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dunnville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Bloomfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94614 <5>
- Shunem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Shunem Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shunem Cemetery
- Cupp Grave
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cupp Grave is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupp Grave
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Fiedler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mars Hill Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mars Hill Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Floris.
- The Mars Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mars Hill Church Cemetery
- Mars Hill Log Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #734379 <5>
- Spence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Spence Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence Cemetery
- Heidlebaugh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Heidlebaugh Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidlebaugh Cemetery
- Litgner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Litgner Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litgner Cemetery
- Sedore Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sioc Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sioc Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioc Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chequest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chequest is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chequest
- Floris
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Floris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Eldon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Bloomfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Steuben
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Steuben is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Selma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Selma is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Drakesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pulaski
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pulaski is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Cliffland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cliffland is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffland
- Agency
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Leando
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Leando is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Douds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Douds is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douds
- East Ottumwa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- East Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ottumwa
- Stiles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Stiles is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Milton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ottumwa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Batavia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Paris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Paris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- West Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Grove is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
- Dahlonega
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dahlonega is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlonega
- Libertyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Mark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mark is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
- Savannah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Savannah is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
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 Wilson 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 Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batavia
- Bloomfield
- Cantril
- Eldon
- Milton
- Ottumwa
- 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 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 Wilson 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 Wilson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1976148 (Wilson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1976148 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: 236 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Floris
- Location given for Wilson Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8333536 Lon: -92.3001829
- 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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wilson 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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