A visit to the Bucker Hill 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 Bucker Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bucker Hill Cemetery:
41.4833, -91.8882
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bucker Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bucker Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Washington. Washington lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Bucker Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bucker Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Bucker Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bucker Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Wellman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wellman Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman Cemetery
- Mennonite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
- Wassonville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Wassonville Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassonville Cemetery
- Champion Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Watters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Watters Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watters Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- McArtor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The McArtor Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArtor Cemetery
- Piersol Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Piersol Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piersol Cemetery
- Walsh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Walsh Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh Cemetery
- Lower Deer Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Schottler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Schottler Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schottler Cemetery
- The Schottler Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shetler Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2440243 <5>
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- West Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The West Union Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Pilot Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pilot Grove Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove Cemetery
- Coffman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Coffman Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffman Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Amish Cemetery
- Joetown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2172981 <5>
- Wertz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Michaels Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vincent Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Vincent Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Cemetery
- Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lexington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Lexington Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Cemetery
- Brenneman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ricord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Ricord Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricord Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bucker Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bucker Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Nira
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nira is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nira
- Wellman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kinross
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kinross is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Amish
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Amish is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish
- Keota
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kalona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Williamstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Williamstown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Frytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Frytown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Parnell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North English
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- South English
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- South English is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South English
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- West Chester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- West Chester is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
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- Windham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Windham is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
- Harper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harper is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Talleyrand
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Talleyrand is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
- Cosgrove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cosgrove is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosgrove
- Webster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Williamsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Millersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millersburg is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 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 Bucker Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bucker Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hills
- Hills lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Bucker Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hills.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Kalona
- Keota
- Keota lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Bucker Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Keota.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keota
- Keswick
- North English
- Oxford
- Parnell
- Riverside
- South English
- Washington
- Wellman
- West Chester
- Williamsburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Bucker Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Bucker Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #454933 (Bucker Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #454933 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 228 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kinross
- Location given for Bucker Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.483346 Lon: -91.8882287
- 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 Washington, 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 from Point A (ie- Bucker Hill 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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