A visit to the Bear Creek School 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 Bear Creek School Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bear Creek School Cemetery:
42.3167, -91.9585
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bear Creek School Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bear Creek School Cemetery is located in Buchanan County<2>.
The county seat for Buchanan County is located in Independence. Independence lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Bear Creek School Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bear Creek School Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Bear Creek School Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bear Creek School Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jefferson Twp. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- First Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The First Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Cemetery
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- Clayton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Clayton Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Spencers Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- Rowley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Rowley Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowley Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Auburn Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Auburn Cemetery
- Pettit Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Pettit Hill Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Cox Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- The Cox Cemetery has also been known as:
- Primmer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1593452 <5>
- Kisling Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Kisling Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kisling Cemetery
- Urbana Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Urbana Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Engledow Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Engledow Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engledow Cemetery
- Greenwall Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenwall Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwall Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- State Hospital Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 Bear Creek School Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bear Creek School Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brandon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brandon is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Hamerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hamerville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamerville
- Spencers Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Spencers Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Grove
- Rowley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Urbana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Auburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Auburn is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Jubilee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jubilee is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
- Walker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Walker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Vinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Benton City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Benton City is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
- Quasqueton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Independence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- La Porte City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Center Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jesup
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Doris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Doris is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doris
- Troy Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gilbertville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
- Garrison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Garrison is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Winthrop
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Winthrop is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
- Shellsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Monti
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Monti is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monti
- Raymond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Raymond is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 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 Bear Creek School Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Buchanan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bear Creek School Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Center Point
- Garrison
- Independence
- La Porte City
- Quasqueton
- Shellsburg
- Urbana
- Urbana lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Bear Creek School Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Urbana.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
- Vinton
- Vinton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Bear Creek School Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vinton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Walker
- Walker lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Bear Creek School Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Walker.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Winthrop
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 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 Bear Creek School Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Buchanan 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 Bear Creek School Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2000174 (Bear Creek School Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2000174 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: Buchanan
- Est. Elev: 261 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cheney
- Location given for Bear Creek School Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.3166578 Lon: -91.9585107
- 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 Buchanan, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bear Creek School 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |