A visit to the Brockway 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 Brockway Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brockway Cemetery:
41.3250, -91.2002
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brockway Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Brockway Cemetery is located in Louisa County<2>.
The county seat for Louisa County is located in Wapello. Wapello lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of the Brockway Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Brockway Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Brockway Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brockway Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lettsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Lettsville Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lettsville Cemetery
- Wier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wier Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wier Cemetery
- Kiser Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Kiser Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Newell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Newell Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell Cemetery
- Grandview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- Cranston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cranston Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston Cemetery
- Linn Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Linn Grove Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Ardon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ardon Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardon Cemetery
- Edgington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Edgington Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgington Cemetery
- Estle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Estle Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estle Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Indian Creek Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek Cemetery
- Island Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Island Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Cemetery
- Houtz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Houtz Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houtz Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Teeters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Teeters Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teeters Cemetery
- Schmeltzer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Schmeltzer Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schmeltzer Cemetery
- Cedar - Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar - Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Hardman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hardman Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman Cemetery
- Louisa County Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wilson Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilson Farm Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Farm 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 Brockway Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brockway Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Letts
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Grandview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Grandview is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
- Fruitland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitland is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- Fredonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fredonia is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Conesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Conesville is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- Columbus Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Columbus City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus City is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Wapello
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wapello is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
- Muscatine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eliza
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Eliza is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Nichols
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nichols is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Petersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Petersville is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gladwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gladwin is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
- Cotter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cotter is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- New Boston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mannon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mannon is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannon
- Morning Sun
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Elrick Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Elrick Junction is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrick Junction
- Illinois City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Illinois City is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois City
- Lone Tree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wyman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wyman is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
- Oakville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Prairie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fairport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairport is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Atalissa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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 Brockway 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 Brockway Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbus City
- Columbus Junction
- Letts
- Lone Tree
- Morning Sun
- Muscatine
- New Boston
- Nichols
- Oakville
- Wapello
- West Liberty
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Brockway 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 Brockway Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1982488 (Brockway Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1982488 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: 208 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Letts
- Location given for Brockway Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.3250276 Lon: -91.2001517
- 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Brockway 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. |