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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. 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 Wyreka Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   40.5297°   (40° 31' 46")

Lon:   -93.2797°   (-93° 16' 46")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powersville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powersville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Powersville Cemetery is located in Putnam County
  • Medicineville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Medicineville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Medicineville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Medicineville Cemetery is located in Wayne County (IA)
  • Medicineville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Medicineville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Medicineville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Medicineville Cemetery is located in Wayne County (IA)
  • Edmond Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edmond Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edmond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Edmond Cemetery is located in Wayne County (IA)
  • Torrey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Torrey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Torrey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Torrey Cemetery is located in Putnam County
  • Banta Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Banta Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Banta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Banta Cemetery is located in Wayne County (IA)
  • Busby Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Busby Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Busby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Busby Cemetery is located in Putnam County
  • Old Busby Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Busby Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Busby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Busby Cemetery is located in Putnam County
  • Sprigg Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sprigg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sprigg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sprigg Cemetery is located in Putnam County
  • Greer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Greer Cemetery is located in Wayne County (IA)
  • Moss Sturgeon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moss Sturgeon Cemetery
    • The Moss Sturgeon Cemetery is located in Wayne County (IA)
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thomas Cemetery is located in Wayne County (IA)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Anderson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Wayne County (IA)
    • Howard Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Howard Cemetery is located in Putnam County
    • Harris Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harris Cemetery is located in Wayne County (IA)
    • Richardson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richardson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richardson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Richardson Cemetery is located in Wayne County (IA)
    • Wilder Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilder Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wilder Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Lowery Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lowery Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lowery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lowery Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Union Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • 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 Putnam County
    • Genoa Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Genoa Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Genoa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Genoa Cemetery is located in Wayne County (IA)

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 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
    • Powersville is located in Putnam County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
  • Lucerne
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucerne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
    • Lucerne is located in Putnam County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
  • Saint John
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint John. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
    • Saint John is located in Putnam County
  • Ravanna
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravanna
    • Ravanna is located in Mercer County
  • Newtown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Genoa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Genoa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
    • Genoa is located in Wayne County (IA)
  • Clio
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
    • Clio is located in Wayne County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
  • Allerton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allerton
    • Allerton is located in Wayne County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allerton <7>
  • Seymour
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
    • Seymour is located in Wayne County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seymour <7>
  • Lineville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lineville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
    • Lineville is located in Wayne County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
  • South Lineville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lineville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lineville
    • South Lineville is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
  • Mercer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Unionville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
      • Unionville is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <7>
    • Harris
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Pollock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pollock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
      • Pollock is located in Sullivan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
    • Corydon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corydon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon
      • Corydon is located in Wayne County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,593 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corydon <7>
    • Promise City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise City
      • Promise City is located in Wayne County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
    • Princeton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jerome
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jerome. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
      • Jerome is located in Appanoose County (IA)

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.

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 helpful 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 Wyreka 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 Wyreka Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #729179  (Wyreka Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #729179 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: Powersville
    • County: Putnam         Elev: 319
    • Location given for GNIS #729179 (Wyreka Cemetery)

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.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 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' (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 Wyreka Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5297, Longitude: -93.2797       In this case, the coordinates for the Wyreka 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>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>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.




 

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