A visit to the Buena Vista Mound 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 Buena Vista Mound Cemetery ...
The Buena Vista Mound Cemetery is located in Lee County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Catholic Cemetery
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- Colvin Cemetery
- The Colvin Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvin Cemetery
- Dudley Cemetery
- The Dudley Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley Cemetery
- Frazee Cemetery
- The Frazee Cemetery is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazee Cemetery
- Green Plains Cemetery
- The Green Plains Cemetery is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Plains Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Hickory Cemetery
- The Hickory Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Cemetery
- Keokuk National Cemetery
- Little Mound Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Hancock County (IL)
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- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Oakland Cemetery
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Lee County
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Keokuk.
- The Oakland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Keokuk Oakland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95674 <2>
- Oakwood Cemetery
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Sand Cemetery
- The Sand Cemetery is located in Clark County (MO)
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- Sandinavian Cemetery
- The Sandinavian Cemetery is located in Lee County
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- Sandusky Cemetery
- The Sandusky Cemetery is located in Lee County
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- Scandinavian Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
- The Yellow Banks Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Clark County (MO)
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- Wolf Cemetery
- The Wolf Cemetery is located in Clark County (MO)
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- Wythe Congregational Cemetery
- Wythe Presbyterian Cemetery
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 Buena Vista Mound Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Alexandria
- Argyle
- Basco
- Buena Vista ‑ Historic
- Buena Vista is located in Lee County
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- Charleston
- Charleston is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Clark City
- Clark City is located in Clark County (MO)
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- Dumas
- Dumas is located in Clark County (MO)
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- Elvaston
- Galland
- Galland is located in Lee County
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- Hamilton
- Kahoka
- Keokuk
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lima
- Montrose
- Nauvoo
- New Boston
- New Boston is located in Lee County
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- Powellton
- Powellton is located in Hancock County (IL)
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- Revere
- Saint Francisville
- Saint Francisville is located in Clark County (MO)
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- Saint Patrick
- Saint Patrick is located in Clark County (MO)
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- Sandusky
- Sandusky is located in Lee County
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- Sutter
- Sutter is located in Hancock County (IL)
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- Vincennes
- Vincennes is located in Lee County
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- Warsaw
- Wayland
- Wayland is located in Clark County (MO)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 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 Buena Vista Mound Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Buena Vista Mound Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Hamilton
- Kahoka
- Keokuk
- Montrose
- Nauvoo
- Warsaw
- Wayland
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 Buena Vista Mound Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Lee 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 Buena Vista Mound Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #454948 (Buena Vista Mound Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #454948 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: Lee
- Est. Elev: 172 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Keokuk
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Lee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Buena Vista Mound Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |