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A visit to the Amber 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 Amber Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   42.1300°   (42° 7' 48")

Lon:   -91.1782°   (-91° 10' 41")

The Amber Cemetery is located in Jones County<2>.

The county seat for Jones County is located in Anamosa. Anamosa lies just to the west southwest of the Amber Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Amber Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Midland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Midland Cemetery
    • The Midland Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Midland Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Amber.
    • The Midland Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ristine Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95472 <5>
  • Wayne Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wayne Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wayne Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wayne Zion Cemetery is located in Jones County
  • Edinburg Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edinburg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edinburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Edinburg Cemetery is located in Jones County
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Jones County
  • Hazel Green Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hazel Green Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hazel Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hazel Green Cemetery is located in Jones County
  • Four Horn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Four Horn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Four Horn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Four Horn Cemetery is located in Jones County
  • Kiburz Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kiburz Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kiburz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kiburz Cemetery is located in Jones County
  • Zimmerman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 Jones County
  • Langworthy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Langworthy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Langworthy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Langworthy Cemetery is located in Jones County
  • Grafft Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grafft Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grafft Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grafft Cemetery is located in Jones County
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Jones County
  • Madison Village Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Madison Village Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Madison Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Madison Village Cemetery is located in Jones County
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    • St. Johns Evangelical Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Evangelical Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Evangelical Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Evangelical Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Boot Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boot Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boot Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Boot Hill Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Glenn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glenn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Glenn Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Madison Center Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Madison Center Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Madison Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Madison Center Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • North Madison Pioneer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Madison Pioneer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Madison Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Madison Pioneer Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Scotch Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Scott Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Scott Cemetery is located in Jones County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Amber Cemetery.

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

  • Amber
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
    • Amber is located in Jones County
  • Center Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Junction
    • Center Junction is located in Jones County
    • Estimated population in 2015: 111 people
  • Langworthy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Langworthy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langworthy
    • Langworthy is located in Jones County
  • Anamosa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anamosa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anamosa
    • Anamosa is located in Jones County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,545 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anamosa <7>
  • Monticello
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
    • Monticello is located in Jones County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,873 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <7>
  • Fairview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Fairview is located in Jones County
  • Onslow
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onslow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onslow
    • Onslow is located in Jones County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onslow <7>
  • Stone City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
    • Stone City is located in Jones County
  • Morley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
    • Morley is located in Jones County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
  • Olin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
    • Olin is located in Jones County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 683 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olin <7>
  • Viola
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
    • Viola is located in Linn County
  • Hale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
    • Hale is located in Jones County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Wyoming
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyoming have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
      • Wyoming is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <7>
    • Martelle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martelle
      • Martelle is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
    • Clay Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Mills
      • Clay Mills is located in Jones County
    • Argand
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Argand. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argand
      • Argand is located in Jones County
    • Springville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Springville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
      • Springville is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,149 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <7>
    • Canton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Canton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Canton is located in Jackson County
    • Cascade
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Prairieburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieburg
      • Prairieburg is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
    • Hopkinton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Oxford Mills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Mills
      • Oxford Mills is located in Jones County
    • Oxford Junction
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Junction
      • Oxford Junction is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
    • Monmouth
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
      • Monmouth is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people

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 Amber Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jones County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Amber 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 Amber Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #454165  (Amber Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #454165 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: Monticello
    • County: Jones         Elev: 322
    • Location given for GNIS #454165 (Amber Cemetery)

The official website for Jones County: www.co.jones.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.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 Iowa's counties, including Jones, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Amber Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1300, Longitude: -91.1782       In this case, the coordinates for the Amber 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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