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List of Neighboring Cemeteries ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Otterville (within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1>). The cemeteries are listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are located in Buchanan County.

  • Alice Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Amish Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Anton Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Arlington Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Ashlock Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Baileys Ford Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Bear Creek Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Bear Creek School Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Bellar Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Bennington Twp. Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Benson Cemetery
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Big Grove Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Blessing Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Blodgett Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Byron Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Campton Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Carlisle Grove Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Crest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Valley Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Center Grove Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Center Point Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Circle Grove Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Clayton Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Coffin's Grove - Baker Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffin's Grove - Baker Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Coffin's Grove - Baker Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<1> to the west of Manchester.
    • The Coffin's Grove - Baker Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Baker Cemetery
    • Coffins Grove Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94492 <2>
  • Coggon Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
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    • Corn Hill Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • County Corners Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • County Corners Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • County Courners Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • County Farm Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cox Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Davis Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Dickenson Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Duff Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dunhams Grove Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Dunkard Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Dysart Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Eagle Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • East Eden Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • East Janesville Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Edgewood Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Waterloo.
      • The Elmwood Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Waterloo Elmwood Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94674 <2>
    • Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Engledow Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Fairbank Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairfield Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Fairview - Lester Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Faith Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fayette County Farm Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • First Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • First Eden Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Floral Hills Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Fontana Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Forestville Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Frederika Twp. Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fremont Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Fremont Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Garden of Memories
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Garden Prairie Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Garrison Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Geneseo Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • George Wyth Memorial State Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Gerholdt Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • German Catholic Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Gnagy Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Golden Prairie Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Grace Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Grandview Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Green Hill Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Green's Grove Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Greenwall Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Gresham Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Grove Hill Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Harlington Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hawkeye Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Hazleton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Hickory Grove Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Highland Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Hill Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hill Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<1> to the north of Dysart.
      • The Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mooreville - Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95072 <2>
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Hope Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Hudson Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Hutson Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Jefferson Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jefferson Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jefferson Twp. Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Kint Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Kisling Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Lafayette Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Larch Hill Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Le Roy Twp. Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lester Twp. Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lillibridge Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Lima Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Littleton Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Long Grove Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Madison Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Maplewood Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • McBroom Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Mead Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Mentor Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mills Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Milo Twp. Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo Twp. Cemetery
      • The Milo Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bay Cemetery
      • Bay Settlement Church Cemetery
      • Upper Bay Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2161466 <2>
    • Mt. Auburn Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Mt. Clark Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olivet Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Waterloo.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1262931 <2>
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mt. Vernon Evangelical Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Muslim Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • New Barclay Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Newell Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Noble Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • North Amish Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Nugents Grove Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakdale Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Oakhill Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Old Barclay Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Oliphant Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Oran Twp. Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Oran Twp. Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Orange Twp. Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Otsego Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Otterville Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Paris Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Payne Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Peace Lutheran Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Pettit Hill Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Pine Creek Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine View Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Pinhook Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Plum Grove Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Portable Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Poyner Twp. Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Pratt Creek Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Quasqueton Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quasqueton Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Quasqueton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Quasqueton.
      • The Quasqueton Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Greenwood Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2149540 <2>
    • Ramthun Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Reeds Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Reynolds Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Rock Prairie Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Roe Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Ross Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rothfusz Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rowley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sacred Heart - Schoolhouse Yard Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Albert Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • St. Athanasius Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Francis Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • St. Francis Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • St. John Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Johns UCC Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Marks Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • St. Mary Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • St. Mary's Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • St. Marys of Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Mathews Lutheran Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Paul UCC Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Pauls UCC Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Peter Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Peter Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • St. Sebald Lutheran Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Sand Creek Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Sands Farm Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Shady Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Shellsburg Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Silver Creek Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sons of Jacob Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • South Windsor Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Spangler Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Spencer Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Spencer Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Spencers Grove Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Spring Branch Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Spring Creek Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Spring Grove Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Hill Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Squires Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Stanger Farm Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Stanley Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • State Hospital Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Stone School Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Strawberry Point Methodist Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Strawn Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Taylorville Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Thorpe Union Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Troy Mills Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Turner Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Union Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Union Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Union Evangelical Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Union Mound Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • United Brethren Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Upper Spring Grove Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Urbana Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Urmy Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Van Metre Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Wadena Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Walker Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Walling Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Warren Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Warren Evangelical Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Washburn Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Washington Chapel Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Waterloo Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Waterloo Memorial Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • West Prairie Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Westview Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilson Grove Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Grove Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wilson Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<1> to the northeast of Sumner.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96694 <2>
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Zion Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Zions Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

In Closing ...

If you know of any cemeteries that we are missing in the area of Otterville, can you supply us with the name of the cemetery, its street address or GPS location, whether the cemetery is still in use or if it is historic (ie- defunct, abandoned,  etc.). If it applies, we would also like to learn of any past or alternate names that the cemetery has been known by.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Websites for Otterville - one of the links might be able to help.

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Otterville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.