A visit to the Bridgeport 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 Bridgeport Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bridgeport Cemetery:
42.1000, -90.6168
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bridgeport Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bridgeport Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Maquoketa. Maquoketa lies just to the southwest of the Bridgeport Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bridgeport Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Bridgeport Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bridgeport Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Baden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Baden Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden Cemetery
- Jessen Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Jessen Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessen Farm Cemetery
- Jessen Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Jessen Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessen Farm Cemetery
- Codfish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Codfish Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Codfish Cemetery
- Tilton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Tilton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Miller Estate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Miller Estate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dark Hollow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dark Hollow Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dark Hollow Cemetery
- Dark Hollow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dark Hollow Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dark Hollow Cemetery
- St. John Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. John Catholic Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John Catholic Cemetery is located in Andrew.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2295251 <5>
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- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Andrew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Andrew Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrew Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Andrew Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Andrew.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #201457 <5>
- Woods Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Woods Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Farm Cemetery
- Esgate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Esgate Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esgate Cemetery
- Rathbun Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rathbun Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbun Cemetery
- The Rathbun Cemetery has also been known as:
- Haylock Farm Cemetery
- West Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95915 <5>
- Haylock Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Haylock Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haylock Farm Cemetery
- Fairfield Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Richardson Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Center Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center Cemetery
- The Union Center Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Union Center Cemetery
- Fairfield Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94727 <5>
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 Bridgeport Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bridgeport Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Maquoketa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Andrew
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fulton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Delmar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Buckhorn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Buckhorn is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Springbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ironhills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ironhills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhills
- Elwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elwood is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Spragueville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cottonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cottonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Crab Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crab Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Town
- Preston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Emeline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Emeline is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emeline
- Baldwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- North Welton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- North Welton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Welton
- Charlotte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Van Buren
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Van Buren is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Lost Nation
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Welton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Welton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- La Motte
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Monmouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Monmouth is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Zwingle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Zwingle is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zwingle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Bliedorn ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bliedorn is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliedorn
- Bellevue
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Canton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Canton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
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 Bridgeport Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bridgeport Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellevue
- Charlotte
- Delmar
- Lost Nation
- Maquoketa
- Monmouth
- Preston
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 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 Bridgeport Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Bridgeport Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2001063 (Bridgeport Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2001063 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 239 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Delmar North
- Location given for Bridgeport Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.1000196 Lon: -90.6168006
- 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 Jackson, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bridgeport 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. |