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A visit to the Iowa 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 Iowa Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Iowa 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 Iowa Cemetery

Lat:   39.3867°   (39° 23' 12")

Lon:   -98.5641°   (-98° 33' 50")

The Iowa Cemetery is located in Osborne County<2>.

The county seat for Osborne County is located in Osborne. Osborne lies just to the west northwest of the Iowa Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Iowa Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Osborne County
  • Corinth Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corinth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corinth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Corinth Cemetery is located in Osborne County
  • Baker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
    • The Baker Cemetery is located in Osborne County
    • The Baker Cemetery has also been known as:
    • South Solomon Cemetery
  • Zimmerman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zimmerman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zimmerman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zimmerman Cemetery is located in Osborne County
  • St. Boniface Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Boniface Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Boniface Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
  • Bethany Center Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethany Center Cemetery is located in Osborne County
  • St. Aloysius Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Aloysius Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Aloysius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Aloysius Cemetery is located in Osborne County
  • Downs Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Downs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Downs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Downs Cemetery is located in Osborne County
  • Osborne Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Osborne Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Osborne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Osborne Cemetery is located in Osborne County
  • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
  • Oakdale Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakdale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Osborne County
  • Bristow Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bristow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bristow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bristow Cemetery is located in Osborne County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Rose Valley Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rose Valley Cemetery is located in Osborne County
    • Potterville Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potterville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potterville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Potterville Cemetery is located in Osborne County
    • Rose Valley Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rose Valley Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
    • Excelsior Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Excelsior Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Excelsior Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Excelsior Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
    • Naomi Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Naomi Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Naomi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Naomi Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
    • Walnut Creek Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walnut Creek Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
    • Elm Creek Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Creek Cemetery
      • The Elm Creek Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Union Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
    • Prairie Grove Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prairie Grove Cemetery is located in Mitchell County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Iowa Cemetery.

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

  • Tipton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Osborne
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
    • Osborne is located in Osborne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,280 people
    • Osborne has also been known as:
    • Peru
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osborne <5>
  • Downs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Cawker City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cawker City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawker City
    • Cawker City is located in Mitchell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cawker City <5>
  • Blue Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill
    • Blue Hill is located in Mitchell County
  • Bloomington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
    • Bloomington is located in Osborne County
  • Hunter
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
    • Hunter is located in Mitchell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunter <5>
  • Portis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portis
    • Portis is located in Osborne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
  • Dispatch
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dispatch
    • Dispatch is located in Smith County
  • Glen Elder
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Harlan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
    • Harlan is located in Smith County
  • Luray
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
    • Luray is located in Russell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Alton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
      • Alton is located in Osborne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
    • Waldo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
      • Waldo is located in Russell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
      • Former name for Waldo:
      • Pleasant Run
    • Lucas
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Gaylord
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Beloit
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beloit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
      • Beloit is located in Mitchell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,564 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beloit <5>
    • Denmark
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
      • Denmark is located in Lincoln 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 Iowa Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Osborne County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Iowa 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 Iowa Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #472299  (Iowa Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #472299 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: Downs South
    • County: Osborne         Elev: 481
    • Location given for GNIS #472299 (Iowa Cemetery)

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.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 Kansas' counties, including Osborne, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Iowa Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3867, Longitude: -98.5641       In this case, the coordinates for the Iowa 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>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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