A visit to the Bradford 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 Bradford Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bradford Cemetery:
40.6956, -91.8532
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bradford Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bradford Cemetery is located in Van Buren County<2>.
The county seat for Van Buren County is located in Keosauqua. Keosauqua lies just to the west northwest of the Bradford Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Bradford Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bradford Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Vernon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Vernon Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Cemetery
- New Lexington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The New Lexington Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington Cemetery
- Thomson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Thomson Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson Cemetery
- Bonaparte Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bonaparte Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonaparte Cemetery
- Bentonsport Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bentonsport Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonsport Cemetery
- Columbus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Columbus Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Cemetery
- Dodson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Dodson Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
- Center Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Center Chapel Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Chapel Cemetery
- Wolfe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wolfe Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe Cemetery
- Preen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Preen Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preen Cemetery
- Neumann Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Neumann Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neumann Cemetery
- Lippincott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lippincott Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippincott Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Watkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Dulin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Dulin Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dulin Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Farmington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94609 <5>
- Steinmeyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Steinmeyer Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinmeyer Cemetery
- Helwig Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Helwig Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helwig Cemetery
- Cave Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cave Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Cemetery
- Reed's Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Reed's Creek Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed's Creek Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Blackmore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Blackmore Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmore Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bradford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bradford Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bonaparte
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Sterling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Acasto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Acasto is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acasto
- Keosauqua
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Anson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Anson is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
- Big Mound
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Big Mound is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mound
- Kilbourn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
- Winchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Winchester is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Cantril
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Athens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Athens is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Croton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Croton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
- Primrose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Stockport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chambersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chambersburg is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Russellville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Russellville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Russellville has also been known as:
- Doantown
- Hillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Birmingham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Mount Hamill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Hamill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hamill
- Former names for Mount Hamill:
- Courtwright
- Hamill
- White Lane ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- White Lane is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lane
- Houghton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Houghton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Peaksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Peaksville is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Donnellson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Douds
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Douds is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douds
- Leando
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leando is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
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 Bradford Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Van Buren County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bradford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Birmingham
- Bonaparte
- Cantril
- Donnellson
- Farmington
- Keosauqua
- Stockport
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 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 Bradford Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Van Buren 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 Bradford Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #454798 (Bradford Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #454798 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: Van Buren
- Est. Elev: 216 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bonaparte
- Location given for Bradford Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6955866 Lon: -91.8532246
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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 Van Buren, 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- Bradford 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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