A visit to the Wyreka 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 Wyreka Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wyreka Cemetery:
40.5297, -93.2797
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wyreka Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wyreka Cemetery is located in Putnam County<2>.
The county seat for Putnam County is located in Unionville. Unionville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Wyreka Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wyreka Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Wyreka Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wyreka Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Powersville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Powersville Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville Cemetery
- Medicineville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Medicineville Cemetery is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicineville Cemetery
- Medicineville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Medicineville Cemetery is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicineville Cemetery
- Edmond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Edmond Cemetery is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond Cemetery
- Torrey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Torrey Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrey Cemetery
- Banta Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Banta Cemetery is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta Cemetery
- Busby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Busby Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby Cemetery
- Old Busby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Busby Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Busby Cemetery
- Sprigg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sprigg Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg Cemetery
- Greer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Moss Sturgeon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Moss Sturgeon Cemetery is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Sturgeon Cemetery
- The Moss Sturgeon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sturgeon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96439 <5>
- Thomas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Anderson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Wilder Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Wilder Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder Cemetery
- Lowery Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Lowery Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowery Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Genoa Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Genoa Cemetery is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wyreka Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wyreka Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Powersville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Powersville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Lucerne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lucerne is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Saint John
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Saint John is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Ravanna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ravanna is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravanna
- Newtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Genoa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Clio
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clio is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Hodge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hodge is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Allerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Seymour
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lineville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lineville is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- South Lineville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- South Lineville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lineville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mercer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Unionville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Harris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pollock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pollock is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Corydon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Promise City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Promise City is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Princeton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jerome
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jerome is located in Appanoose County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
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 Wyreka Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Putnam County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wyreka Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allerton
- Clio
- Clio lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Wyreka Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clio.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Corydon
- Lineville
- Lucerne
- Mercer
- Pollock
- Powersville
- Princeton
- Ravanna
- Seymour
- Unionville
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 Wyreka Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Putnam 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 Wyreka Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #729179 (Wyreka Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #729179 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: Putnam
- Est. Elev: 319 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Powersville
- Location given for Wyreka Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.5297321 Lon: -93.2796579
- 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 Putnam, 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- Wyreka 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. |