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:
41.4064, -91.3302
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 Muscatine County<2>.
The county seat for Muscatine County is located in Muscatine. Muscatine lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east 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 26 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.
- Conesville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Conesville Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville Cemetery
- Teeters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Teeters Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teeters Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Bullis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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 southwest)
- The Nicholson Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Cemetery
- Schmeltzer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Schmeltzer Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schmeltzer Cemetery
- Edgington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Edgington Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgington Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Smith Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Smith Family Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Family Cemetery
- Forbes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Forbes Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes Cemetery
- Beauchamp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Beauchamp Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauchamp Cemetery
- Cranston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Cranston Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rogers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Lone Tree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lone Tree Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Orono Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Orono Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono Cemetery
- Cedar - Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Estle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Estle Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estle Cemetery
- Nichols Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Swank Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Swank Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swank Cemetery
- The Swank Cemetery has also been known as:
- Swank Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2150367 <5>
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Foster Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Boston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Boston Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Cemetery
- Cedar - Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Houtz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- 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 east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns 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 Brockway Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brockway Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Conesville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Conesville is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- Nichols
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nichols is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Gladwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gladwin is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
- Letts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Tree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fredonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fredonia is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Columbus Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cotter
(10 miles [16.1 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Columbus City is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- River Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- River Junction is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- Grandview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
- Fruitland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fruitland is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- West Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Riverside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ainsworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Muscatine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Atalissa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Downey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Downey is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
- Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wyman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wyman is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
- Midway ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Centerdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Centerdale is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerdale
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 Muscatine County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brockway Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ainsworth
- Columbus City
- Columbus Junction
- Crawfordsville
- Hills
- Letts
- Lone Tree
- Muscatine
- Nichols
- Riverside
- Wapello
- West Liberty
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 Brockway Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Muscatine 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 #454837 (Brockway Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #454837 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: Muscatine
- Est. Elev: 189 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Nichols
- Location given for Brockway Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4064133 Lon: -91.3301568
- 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 Muscatine, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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> | 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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