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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Buena Vista Mound Cemetery:
40.3875, -91.4443
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Buena Vista Mound Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Buena Vista Mound Cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Buena Vista Mound Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Buena Vista Mound Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Buena Vista Mound Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Little Mound Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Yellow Banks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- Keokuk National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oakland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- 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 <5>
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Hickory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hickory Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Cemetery
- Wythe Congregational Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Dudley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Dudley Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley Cemetery
- Scandinavian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sandinavian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Sandinavian Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandinavian Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Wythe Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandusky Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Sandusky Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky Cemetery
- Colvin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Colvin Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvin Cemetery
- Sand Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Sand Cemetery is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Cemetery
- Wolf Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Wolf Cemetery is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Frazee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Frazee Cemetery is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazee Cemetery
- Green Plains Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Plains Cemetery is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Plains 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 based on their distance from Buena Vista Mound Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Buena Vista ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Alexandria
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Warsaw
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Keokuk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sandusky
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sandusky is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Wayland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wayland is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Galland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Galland is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galland
- Saint Francisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Francisville is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francisville
- Sutter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sutter is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutter
- Montrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Vincennes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vincennes is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincennes
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Elvaston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Argyle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nauvoo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Patrick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Patrick is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
- New Boston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Boston is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Clark City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Clark City is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark City
- Basco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Powellton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Powellton is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Dumas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dumas is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Charleston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Charleston is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Lima
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Revere
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kahoka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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
- Keokuk lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Buena Vista Mound Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Keokuk.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokuk
- Montrose
- Nauvoo
- Nauvoo lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Buena Vista Mound Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nauvoo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
- Warsaw
- Warsaw lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Buena Vista Mound Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Warsaw.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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
- Location given for Buena Vista Mound Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.387544 Lon: -91.4443207
- 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 Lee, 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- Buena Vista Mound 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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