A visit to the Wilson Chapel ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Wilson Chapel. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Wilson Chapel (FG ID #2352232).
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 Chapel ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilson Chapel:
41.2176, -94.2605
The Wilson Chapel is located in Adair County<2>.
The county seat for Adair County is located in Greenfield. Greenfield lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Wilson Chapel .
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Establishment of the Wilson Chapel ...
The Wilson Chapel was:
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Wilson Chapel.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilson Chapel, with the nearest first.
- Kivett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Kivett Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kivett Cemetery
- Hill of Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The West Branch Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch Cemetery
- Boley Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Boley Farm Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boley Farm Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kickman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Kickman Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickman Cemetery
- Boone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Boone Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Cemetery
- Moon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Moon Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Cemetery
- Grand River Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Dodge Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Dodge Center Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Center Cemetery
- Welty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Welty Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welty Cemetery
- Wight Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Wight Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wight Cemetery
- Orient Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Prairie Lawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Prairie Lawn Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Lawn Cemetery
- Bragg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Bragg Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg Cemetery
- Hamblin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Hamblin Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamblin Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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 Wilson Chapel.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilson Chapel, with the nearest first:
- Zion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Macksburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stanzel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Webster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Orient
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Arbor Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- East Creston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pitzer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Creston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lorimor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Greenfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Afton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Barney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Winterset
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Williamson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cromwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thayer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fontanelle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gilead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- East Peru
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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 Chapel. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Adair County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilson Chapel.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Afton
- Arispe
- Creston
- Cromwell
- Dexter
- Earlham
- East Peru
- Fontanelle
- Greenfield
- Kent
- Kent lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Wilson Chapel.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kent.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Lorimor
- Macksburg
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- Orient
- Stuart
- Winterset
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Wilson Chapel:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Adair 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 Chapel:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2352232
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 Adair, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wilson Chapel) 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. |