A visit to the Buckner 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 Buckner Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Buckner Cemetery:
42.3686, -93.0455
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Buckner Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Buckner Cemetery is located in Hardin County<2>.
The county seat for Hardin County is located in Eldora. Eldora lies just to the west of the Buckner Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Buckner Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Buckner Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Buckner Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- East Lawn Memorial Garden
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Steamboat Rock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Eldora Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Eldora Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora Cemetery
- Ellsworth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ellsworth Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2228765 <5>
- Clay Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Clay Center Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center Cemetery
- Eldora Training School Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Xenia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Xenia Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia Cemetery
- Leverton Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hardin County Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Francisco Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Francisco Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco Cemetery
- Melrose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Melrose Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Sheller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sheller Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheller Cemetery
- Jackson Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Jackson Twp. Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Twp. Cemetery
- Hardin City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hardin City Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin City Cemetery
- First Christian Reformed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Egbers Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hazel Green Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hazel Green Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green Cemetery
- Sheppard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Sheppard Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Wellsburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Wellsburg Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsburg Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Buckner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Buckner Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Eldora
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Steamboat Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gifford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cleves
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cleves is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleves
- Whitten
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Whitten is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten
- Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
- Wellsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Providence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Providence is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Union is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Eagle City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle City is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Abbott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Abbott is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Owasa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Owasa is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Robertson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Robertson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Liscomb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Liscomb is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liscomb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Ackley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Holland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hubbard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bangor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bangor is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Conrad
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grundy Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Buck Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buck Grove is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Beaman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beaman is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Austinville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Austinville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Iowa Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Buckner Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hardin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Buckner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ackley
- Aplington
- Beaman
- Conrad
- Eldora
- Grundy Center
- Hubbard
- Wellsburg
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 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 Buckner Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Hardin 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 Buckner Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #454942 (Buckner Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #454942 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: Hardin
- Est. Elev: 327 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Eldora
- Location given for Buckner Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.3685935 Lon: -93.0454791
- 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 Hardin, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Buckner 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. |