A visit to the Aspen Grove Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Aspen Grove Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Aspen Grove Cemetery (FG ID #94186).
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 Aspen Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Aspen Grove Cemetery:
40.8297, -91.1200
The Aspen Grove Cemetery is located in Des Moines County<2>.
The county seat for Des Moines County is located in Burlington. Burlington lies just to the south southeast of the Aspen Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Aspen Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Aspen Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Aspen Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Memorial Park is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Burlington RC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Burlington RC Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington RC Cemetery
- North Sixth Street Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sixth Street Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Burlington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Burlington Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington Cemetery
- Steingreaber Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wykerts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Wykerts Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wykerts Cemetery
- Flint River Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- Meyers Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Meyers Family Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers Family Cemetery
- Criner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Criner Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Criner Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Chief Tama Grave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Chief Tama Grave is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Tama Grave
- Schnupper Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Old County Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Cowles Farm Plot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cowles Farm Plot is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowles Farm Plot
- Prugh Farm Plot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Prugh Farm Plot is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prugh Farm Plot
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker 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 Aspen Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Aspen Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Burlington
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gulf Port
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Burlington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Patterson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Patterson is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Carman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Middletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dodgeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gladstone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South Augusta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sperry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Olena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wever
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lomax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Iowa Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Iowa Junction is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
- Kingston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Danville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Danville is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Oquawka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mediapolis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Denmark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stronghurst
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dallas City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Terre Haute
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Biggsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pontoosuc
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pontoosuc is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoosuc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 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 Aspen Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Des Moines County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Aspen Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Biggsville
- Burlington
- Dallas City
- Danville
- Lomax
- Lomax lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Aspen Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lomax.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Mediapolis
- Oquawka
- Stronghurst
- West Burlington
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 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 Aspen Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Des Moines 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 Aspen Grove Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #94186
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #454265 (Aspen Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #454265 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: Des Moines
- Est. Elev: 195 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Burlington
- Location given for Aspen Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8269831 Lon: -91.1195902
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Des Moines, 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- Aspen Grove 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |