A visit to the Boston 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 Boston Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Boston Cemetery:
41.3364, -91.4263
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Boston Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Boston Cemetery is located in Louisa County<2>.
The county seat for Louisa County is located in Wapello. Wapello lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Boston Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Boston Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Boston Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Boston Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oakland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Orono Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Orono Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono Cemetery
- Beauchamp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Beauchamp Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauchamp Cemetery
- Foster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Bullis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bullis Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullis Cemetery
- Nicholson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Nicholson Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Sweet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sweet Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Cemetery
- Forbes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Forbes Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Knight Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Litsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Litsey Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litsey Cemetery
- Harrisburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Harrisburg Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg Cemetery
- Columbus City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tennessee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Tennessee Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Cemetery
- Cedar - Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cedar - Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Schmeltzer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Schmeltzer Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schmeltzer Cemetery
- Conesville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Conesville Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Boston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Boston Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gladwin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gladwin is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
- Cotter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cotter is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Columbus City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus City is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Columbus Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Conesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Conesville is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- Ainsworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Letts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Crawfordsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wyman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wyman is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
- Lone Tree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Havre
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Havre is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- River Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- River Junction is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- Nichols
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nichols is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Riverside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Washington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Grandview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Grandview is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
- Winfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Olds
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Olds is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Fruitland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fruitland is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wapello
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wapello is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 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 Boston Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Louisa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Boston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ainsworth
- Columbus City
- Columbus Junction
- Crawfordsville
- Hills
- Hills lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Boston Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hills.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Kalona
- Letts
- Lone Tree
- Nichols
- Riverside
- Wapello
- Washington
- Wayland
- Winfield
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 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 Boston Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Louisa 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 Boston Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #454765 (Boston Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #454765 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: Louisa
- Est. Elev: 215 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cotter
- Location given for Boston Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.3364123 Lon: -91.4262693
- 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 Louisa, 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 from Point A (ie- Boston 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. |