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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 Witt Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Witt Cemetery (FG ID #96704)

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 Witt Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   41.2305°   (41° 13' 49")

Lon:   -94.6422°   (-94° 38' 31")

The Witt Cemetery is located in Adair County<2>.

The county seat for Adair County is located in Greenfield. Greenfield lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Witt Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Witt Cemetery:

  • 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 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Witt Cemetery.

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

    • Bridgewater
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Fontanelle
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanelle
      • Fontanelle is located in Adair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
    • Dewey
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
      • Dewey is located in Cass County
    • Massena
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Carl
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carl have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
      • Carl is located in Adams County
    • Williamson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
      • Williamson is located in Adams County
    • Mount Etna
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Etna have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
      • Mount Etna is located in Adams County
    • Greenfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Orient
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Cumberland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
      • Cumberland is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
    • Lincoln Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Center have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
      • Lincoln Center is located in Adams County
    • Prescott
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prescott have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
      • Prescott is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prescott <4>
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Norway Center
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Center
        • Norway Center is located in Cass County
      • Carbon
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
        • Carbon is located in Adams County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
      • Quincy
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quincy have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
        • Quincy is located in Adams County
      • Queen City ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
        • Queen City is located in Adams County
      • Cromwell
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
        • Cromwell is located in Union County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
      • Anita
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anita have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
        • Anita is located in Cass County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 898 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anita <4>
      • Strand
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strand have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strand
        • Strand is located in Adams County
      • Corning
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Stringtown
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
        • Stringtown is located in Adams County
      • Zion
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
        • Zion is located in Adair County
      • Wiota
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiota have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiota
        • Wiota is located in Cass County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiota <4>
      • Lyman
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
        • Lyman is located in Cass County
      • Adair
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adair have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
        • Adair is located in Guthrie County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adair <4>
      • Grant
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
        • Grant is located in Montgomery County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
      • Creston
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Hebron
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
        • Hebron is located in Adair 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 Witt Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Adair County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Witt Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Witt Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Garner Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Winn Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Avondale Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cutler Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Cutler Cemetery is located in Adair County
      • The Cutler Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mormon Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cutler Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2351381 <1>
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Campbell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Old Union Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Old Union Cemetery is located in Adair County
      • The Old Union Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Union Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Union Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96522 <1>
    • Bryant Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Sears Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Sears Cemetery is located in Adair County
      • The Sears Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cears Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sears Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2098632 <1>
    • Victoria Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Victoria Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Victoria Cemetery is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Victoria Cemetery
    • Fontanelle Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Massena Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Massena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Massena Cemetery is located in Cass County
        • The Massena Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Massena Center Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Massena Cemetery
      • St. Patricks Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Cass County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
      • Carl Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Penn Ave. Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Old Mt. Etna Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Mt. Etna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Mt. Etna Cemetery is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Mt. Etna Cemetery
      • Bohemian National Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Rose Hill Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Mt. Etna Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Forest Hill Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Adams County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Hill Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the south of Corning.
        • The Forest Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
        • First Baptist Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94799 <1>
      • Homan Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Homan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Homan Cemetery is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Homan Cemetery
      • Eureka Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 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 Witt Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #463148  (Witt Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #463148 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: Bridgewater
      • County: Adair         Elev: 395
      • Location given for GNIS #463148 (Witt Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #96704

    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 'straight-line' 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 Witt Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2305, Longitude: -94.6422    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <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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