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A visit to the Winters Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Winters Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Winters Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Winters Cemetery

Lat:   40.8614°   (40° 51' 41")

Lon:   -93.6536°   (-93° 39' 12")

The Winters Cemetery is located in Decatur County<2>.

The county seat for Decatur County is located in Leon. Leon lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Winters 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 Winters Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Winters Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Metier Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Metier Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Metier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Metier Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • Morman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Morman Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • McCullough Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCullough Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCullough Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McCullough Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • Garden Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Garden Grove Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • Blair Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blair Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blair Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blair Cemetery is located in Clarke County
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • Hebron Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebron Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hebron Cemetery is located in Clarke County
  • Chaney Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chaney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chaney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chaney Cemetery is located in Clarke County
  • Kline Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kline Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kline Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kline Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • Franklin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Cemetery
    • The Franklin Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Franklin Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Leon.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1104436 <5>
  • Trullinger Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trullinger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trullinger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Trullinger Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • Smyrna Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smyrna Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smyrna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Clarke County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Ellis Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ellis Cemetery is located in Clarke County
    • Green Bay Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Bay Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Bay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Bay Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Green Bay Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Bay Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Bay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Bay Cemetery is located in Clarke County
    • Van Wert Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • High Point Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Point Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the High Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The High Point Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Gwinn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gwinn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gwinn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gwinn Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Horton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Horton Cemetery is located in Clarke County
    • Humeston Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Humeston Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Humeston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Humeston Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Last Chance Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Last Chance Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Last Chance Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Last Chance Cemetery is located in Lucas County
    • Clarke Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarke Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clarke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clarke Cemetery is located in Clarke County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Winters Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Winters Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Garden Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
    • Garden Grove is located in Decatur County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Le Roy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Le Roy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
    • Le Roy is located in Decatur County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
  • Weldon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
    • Weldon is located in Clarke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
  • Green Bay ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
    • Green Bay is located in Clarke County
  • Van Wert
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wert
    • Van Wert is located in Decatur County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
  • Humeston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Leon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
    • Leon is located in Decatur County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <7>
  • Woodburn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
    • Woodburn is located in Clarke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodburn <7>
  • Woodland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Woodland is located in Decatur County
  • Derby
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
    • Derby is located in Lucas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
  • Decatur City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decatur City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur City
    • Decatur City is located in Decatur County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
  • Lacelle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lacelle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacelle
    • Lacelle is located in Clarke County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Osceola
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lucas
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
      • Lucas is located in Lucas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Grand River
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
      • Grand River is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
    • Davis City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis City
      • Davis City is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
    • Morgan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morgan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
      • Morgan is located in Decatur County

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 Winters 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 Winters Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Winters Cemetery:

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 Winters Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #463137  (Winters Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #463137 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Garden Grove SW
    • County: Decatur         Elev: 330
    • Location given for GNIS #463137 (Winters Cemetery)

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

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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Winters Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8614, Longitude: -93.6536       In this case, the coordinates for the Winters Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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