A visit to the Anderson 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 Anderson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Anderson Cemetery:
40.6167, -91.8585
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Anderson Cemetery is located in Van Buren County<2>.
The county seat for Van Buren County is located in Keosauqua. Keosauqua lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Anderson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Anderson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Anderson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Anderson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Blackledge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Blackledge Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackledge Cemetery
- Christy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dulin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Dulin Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dulin Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Farmington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94609 <5>
- Wolfe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wolfe Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Harness Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Harness Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harness Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Steinmeyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Steinmeyer Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinmeyer Cemetery
- Preen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Preen Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preen Cemetery
- Thomson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Thomson Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson Cemetery
- Heald Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Heald Cemetery is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heald Cemetery
- Boyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Boyer Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Helwig Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Helwig Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helwig Cemetery
- Neumann Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Neumann Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neumann Cemetery
- Robb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Robb Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robb Cemetery
- Center Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Center Chapel Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Chapel Cemetery
- Wiley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Wiley Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The White Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Spencer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Spencer Cemetery is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
- Troxel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Troxel Cemetery is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxel Cemetery
- Burrier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Burrier Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrier Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Rhodes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Cemetery
- Bradford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Anderson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Anderson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Acasto
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Acasto is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acasto
- Mount Sterling
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Anson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Anson is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
- Farmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bonaparte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chambersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersburg is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Athens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Athens is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Croton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Croton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
- Keosauqua
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Granger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Granger is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Luray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Luray is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Peaksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peaksville is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cantril
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Zion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Revere
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Primrose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Big Mound
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Big Mound is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mound
- Arbela
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Medill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Medill is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medill
- Dumas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dumas is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Kilbourn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
- Wyaconda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wyaconda is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyaconda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Kahoka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Donnellson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Hamill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hamill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hamill
- Former names for Mount Hamill:
- Courtwright
- Hamill
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 Anderson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Van Buren County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Anderson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bonaparte
- Cantril
- Donnellson
- Farmington
- Granger
- Kahoka
- Keosauqua
- Luray
- Wyaconda
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Anderson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Van Buren 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 Anderson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1980999 (Anderson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1980999 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: Van Buren
- Est. Elev: 214 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Anson
- Location given for Anderson Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6167001 Lon: -91.8585027
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Van Buren, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Anderson 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. |
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