A visit to the Boyd 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 Boyd Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Boyd Cemetery:
41.7928, -90.7515
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Boyd Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Boyd Cemetery is located in Clinton County<2>.
The county seat for Clinton County is located in Clinton. Clinton lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the east of the Boyd Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Boyd Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Boyd Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Boyd Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Alger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kvindherred Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Kvindherred Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kvindherred Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Kuebler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Kuebler Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuebler Cemetery
- Mowder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
- The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Buena Vista Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94683 <5>
- Dubois Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Dubois Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubois Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Big Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Big Rock Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Allison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Grand Mound.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94701 <5>
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Grand Mound.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2233128 <5>
- Dutton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dutton Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Homigrahusen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Homigrahusen Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homigrahusen Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Allens Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Allens Grove Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Grove Cemetery
- Barber Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Barber Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber 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 Boyd Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Boyd Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Calamus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Calamus is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calamus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Dixon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Big Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Big Rock is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Grand Mound
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wheatland is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 724 people
- Donahue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Liberty is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Noel ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Noel is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
- Bliedorn ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bliedorn is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliedorn
- Hickory Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hickory Grove is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Toronto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Toronto is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Lowden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Maysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Maysville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Long Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- De Witt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Welton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Welton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- North Welton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Welton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Welton
- Bennett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bennett is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Sunbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sunbury is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
- Lost Nation
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Walcott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Eldridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Park View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Park View is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park View
- Elwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Elwood is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Stockton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stockton is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 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 Boyd Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clinton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Boyd Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bennett
- De Witt
- Eldridge
- Long Grove
- Lost Nation
- Lowden
- Walcott
- Wheatland
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Boyd Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Clinton 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 Boyd Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2000847 (Boyd Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2000847 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: Clinton
- Est. Elev: 210 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wheatland
- Location given for Boyd Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.7928041 Lon: -90.7515323
- 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 Clinton, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Boyd 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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