A visit to the Girdner 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 Girdner Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Girdner Cemetery:
40.5414, -93.5272
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Girdner Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Girdner Cemetery is located in Mercer County<2>.
The county seat for Mercer County is located in Princeton. Princeton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Girdner Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Girdner Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Girdner Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Girdner Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McKinney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Alley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Alley Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley Cemetery
- Hollers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hollers Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollers Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mercer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mercer Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer Cemetery
- Laughlin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Laughlin Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin Cemetery
- South Lineville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gatliff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gatliff Cemetery is located in Decatur County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatliff Cemetery
- Yingling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Yingling Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yingling Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Lowery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lowery Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowery Cemetery
- Wilder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wilder Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder Cemetery
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- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Elm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Middle Point Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Point Cemetery
- Duree Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Duree Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duree Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Logan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Logan Cemetery is located in Decatur County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Cemetery
- Fugate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fugate Cemetery is located in Decatur County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugate Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The White Oak Cemetery is located in Decatur County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Underwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Girdner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Girdner Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mercer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- South Lineville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- South Lineville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lineville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Lineville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lineville is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Ravanna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ravanna is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravanna
- Clio
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clio is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Morgan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan is located in Decatur County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Princeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Woodland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Woodland is located in Decatur County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Powersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Powersville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Hodge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hodge is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Pleasanton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasanton is located in Decatur County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Burrows
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Burrows is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
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- Lucerne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lucerne is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Cainsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cainsville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Allerton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Akron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Akron is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Davis City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Davis City is located in Decatur County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Leon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leon is located in Decatur County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <6>
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 Girdner Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mercer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Girdner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allerton
- Cainsville
- Clio
- Clio lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Girdner Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clio.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Corydon
- Davis City
- Garden Grove
- Leon
- Leon lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Girdner Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Leon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Lineville
- Lucerne
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Pleasanton
- Powersville
- Princeton
- Ravanna
- Spickard
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 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 Girdner Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Mercer 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 Girdner Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #718469 (Girdner Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #718469 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: Mercer
- Est. Elev: 330 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lineville
- Location given for Girdner Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.5413972 Lon: -93.5271639
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Mercer, 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- Girdner 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. |