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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   41.2176°   (41° 13' 3")

Lon:   -94.2605°   (-94° 15' 37")

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 .

Establishment of the Wilson Chapel ...

The Wilson Chapel was:

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 Wilson Chapel:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Adair County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 20 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
      • Zion is located in Adair County
    • Hebron
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Hebron is located in Adair County
    • Macksburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
      • Macksburg is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
    • Stanzel
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanzel
      • Stanzel is located in Adair County
    • Webster
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
      • Webster is located in Madison County
    • Orient
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Ord
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ord have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
      • Ord is located in Madison County
    • Pitzer
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pitzer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitzer
      • Pitzer is located in Madison County
    • Creston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lorimor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorimor
      • Lorimor is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Greenfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Afton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Afton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
      • Afton is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 825 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <5>
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Barney
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
        • Barney is located in Madison County
      • Winterset
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Williamson
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
        • Williamson is located in Adams County
      • Cromwell
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
        • Cromwell is located in Union County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
      • Thayer
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
        • Thayer is located in Union County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
      • Fontanelle
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanelle
        • Fontanelle is located in Adair County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
      • East Peru
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Peru have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peru
        • East Peru is located in Madison County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
      • Arispe
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arispe
        • Arispe is located in Union County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 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 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.

    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.<6>

    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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kivett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kivett Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kivett Cemetery
    • Hill of Zion Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hill of Zion Cemetery is located in Adair County
      • The Hill of Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Zion Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill of Zion Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2167201 <1>
    • Hebron Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • West Branch Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Branch Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Branch Cemetery
    • Boley Farm Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boley Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Boley Farm Cemetery is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boley Farm Cemetery
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Kickman Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kickman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kickman Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kickman Cemetery
    • Boone Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Boone Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boone Cemetery
    • Moon Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Moon Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moon Cemetery
    • Grand River Center Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Jerusalem Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jerusalem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jerusalem Cemetery
      • Evergreen Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Dodge Center Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dodge Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dodge Center Cemetery is located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dodge Center Cemetery
      • Welty Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Welty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Welty Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welty Cemetery
      • Wight Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wight Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wight Cemetery
      • Orient Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Prairie Lawn Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Prairie Lawn Cemetery is located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Lawn Cemetery
      • Bragg Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bragg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bragg Cemetery is located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bragg Cemetery
      • Hamblin Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamblin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hamblin Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamblin Cemetery
      • Roberts Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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:

    The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

    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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Wilson Chapel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2176, Longitude: -94.2605    
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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