A visit to the Iola Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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 Iola Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Iola Cemetery:
37.9239, -95.4139
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Iola Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Iola Cemetery is located in Allen County<2>.
The county seat for Allen County is located in Iola. Iola lies just to the east of the Iola Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Iola Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Iola Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Iola Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Highland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Iola.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92690 <5>
- Carpenter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Gas City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Gas City Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas City Cemetery
- St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Iola Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Iola Twp. Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola Twp. Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- County Poor Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Carlyle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ashburn Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Townsend Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fussman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Fussman Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fussman Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fussman Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Humboldt.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92516 <5>
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Humboldt.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93642 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Iola.
- The Salem Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Twp. Cemetery
- La Harpe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The La Harpe Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Harpe Cemetery
- Old Carlyle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Old Carlyle Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Carlyle Cemetery
- Geneva Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Martins First Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Martins First Cemetery is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Martins First Cemetery
- The St. Martins First Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Martins Cemetery
- St. Martins First Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2273501 <5>
- Evan Young Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Iola Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Iola Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Iola
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bassett
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bassett is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Gas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gas is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Carlyle
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Carlyle is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlyle
- La Harpe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Piqua
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Humboldt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Geneva
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Geneva is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Neosho Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Neosho Falls is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Colony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Colony is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
- Athens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Athens is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Octagon City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Octagon City is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octagon City
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cookville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cookville is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
- Petrolia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Petrolia is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Moran
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Moran is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
- Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
- Moran has also been known as:
- Moran City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moran <6>
- Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Vernon is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Leanna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Leanna is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Bayard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bayard is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Mildred
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mildred is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
- Estimated population in 2019: 23 people
- Lone Elm
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Elm is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Hasty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hasty is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Durand
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Durand is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- North Ridge ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Ridge is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge
- Chanute
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Elsmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elsmore is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Elsmore has also been known as:
- Elsinore
- Le Roy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Iola Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Allen County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Iola Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chanute
- Colony
- Elsmore
- Humboldt
- Iola
- La Harpe
- Le Roy
- Mildred
- Moran
- Neosho Falls
- Piqua
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 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 Iola Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Allen 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 Iola Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #474505 (Iola Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #474505 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Allen
- Est. Elev: 293 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Iola
- Location given for Iola Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9244799 Lon: -95.4138705
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Kansas' counties, including Allen, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Iola Cemetery) 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> | 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |