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A visit to the Armstrong 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 Armstrong Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   41.1547°   (41° 9' 16")

Lon:   -91.7446°   (-91° 44' 40")

The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.

The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Fairfield. Fairfield lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Armstrong Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Armstrong Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Haynes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haynes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haynes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Haynes Cemetery is located in Henry County
  • Kurtz Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kurtz Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kurtz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kurtz Cemetery is located in Henry County
  • Shively Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shively Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shively Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shively Cemetery is located in Henry County
  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottonwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottonwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Henry County
  • Germanville Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Germanville Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Germanville Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Germanville Catholic Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • St. Peter's & Paul's German Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter's & Paul's German Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter's & Paul's German Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Peter's & Paul's German Catholic Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • German Methodist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Methodist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The German Methodist Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Custer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Custer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Custer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Custer Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Schrock Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schrock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schrock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Schrock Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Sandy Hook Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Polishville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polishville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polishville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Polishville Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Hope Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hope Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Union Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • 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 Jefferson County
    • Wayland Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wayland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wayland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wayland Cemetery is located in Henry County
    • North Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Lower Richwoods Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Richwoods Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower Richwoods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lower Richwoods Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Sugar Creek Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sugar Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sugar Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sugar Creek Cemetery is located in Henry County
    • Sommers Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sommers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sommers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sommers Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Martin Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Martin Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Washington.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2408186 <5>

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] of the Armstrong Cemetery.

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

  • Coppock
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coppock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppock
    • Coppock is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
  • Wayland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
    • Wayland is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <6>
  • Brighton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Plain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
    • Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
  • Perlee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Perlee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perlee
    • Perlee is located in Jefferson County
  • Havre
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Havre. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
    • Havre is located in Washington County
  • Swedesburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedesburg
    • Swedesburg is located in Henry County
  • Olds
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olds
    • Olds is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
  • Washington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Lockridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockridge
    • Lockridge is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockridge <6>
  • Crawfordsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Rubio
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rubio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubio
    • Rubio is located in Washington County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Rome
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
      • Rome is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
    • West Chester
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
      • West Chester is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
    • Ainsworth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ainsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainsworth
      • Ainsworth is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ainsworth <6>
    • Richland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Glasgow
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glasgow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
      • Glasgow is located in Jefferson County
    • Westwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
      • Westwood is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Wyman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
      • Wyman is located in Louisa County
    • Talleyrand
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
      • Talleyrand is located in Keokuk County
    • Maharishi Vedic City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maharishi Vedic City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
      • Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
    • Fairfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakland Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mills
      • Oakland Mills is located in Henry County
    • Mount Pleasant
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Winfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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 Armstrong Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Armstrong 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 Armstrong Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #454238  (Armstrong Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #454238 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: Wayland
    • County: Jefferson         Elev: 220
    • Location given for GNIS #454238 (Armstrong Cemetery)

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 Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Armstrong Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1547, Longitude: -91.7446       In this case, the coordinates for the Armstrong 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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