A visit to the Iola Township 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 Iola Twp. Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Iola Twp. Cemetery
Lat: 37.9217° (37° 55' 18")
Lon: -95.5187° (-95° 31' 7")
The Iola Twp. Cemetery is located in Allen County<1>.
The county seat for Allen County is located in Iola. Iola lies just to the east of the Iola Twp. Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> of the Iola Twp. Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Iola Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Martins First Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ashburn Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Townsend Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Schaede Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Linder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linder Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Linder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Linder Cemetery is located in Woodson County
- Skeeters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skeeters Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skeeters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Skeeters Cemetery is located in Woodson County
- Iola Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Iola Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Iola Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Iola Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Carpenter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carpenter Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carpenter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Cedarvale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedarvale Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedarvale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cedarvale Cemetery is located in Woodson County
- Owl Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Owl Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Owl Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Owl Creek Cemetery is located in Woodson County
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Woodson County
- Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Geneva Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dewitt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fussman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Evan Young Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evan Young Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evan Young Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Evan Young Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2151255 <4>
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Allen County
- County Poor Farm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carlyle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Old Carlyle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Carlyle Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Carlyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Carlyle Cemetery is located in Allen County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Iola Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Iola Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Piqua
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Athens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Athens. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Athens is located in Woodson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Athens
- From the Iola Twp. Cemetery to Athens
- Neosho Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neosho Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho Falls
- Neosho Falls is located in Woodson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Bassett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bassett have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Bassett is located in Allen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Iola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iola have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Iola is located in Allen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,264 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iola <7>
- Geneva
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cookville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Humboldt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carlyle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Durand
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hasty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hasty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Hasty is located in Woodson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hasty
- From the Iola Twp. Cemetery to Hasty
- La Harpe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Yates Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yates Center have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Center
- Yates Center is located in Woodson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yates Center <7>
- Rose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
- Rose is located in Woodson County
- Petrolia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petrolia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Petrolia is located in Allen County
- Octagon City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Le Roy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Ridge ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge
- North Ridge is located in Woodson County
- Colony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Colony is located in Anderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
- South Ridge ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ridge
- South Ridge is located in Wilson 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 Iola Twp. 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 Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chanute
- Colony
- Humboldt
- Iola
- La Harpe
- Le Roy
- Neosho Falls
- Piqua
- Yates Center
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Twp. Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Allen County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Iola Twp. Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Twp. Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #474483 (Iola Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #474483 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: Piqua
- County: Allen Elev: 319
- Location given for GNIS #474483 (Iola Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Allen County: www.allencounty.org/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 Iola Twp. Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9217, Longitude: -95.5187 |
<3> | 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. |
<4> | 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. |
<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> | 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. |