A visit to the Carpenter 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 Carpenter Cemetery ...
The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Mahaska County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Beacon Cemetery
- The Beacon Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beacon Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Oskaloosa.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94211 <3>
- Bloomfield Cemetery
- The Bloomfield Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Cemetery
- Bluff Creek Cemetery
- The Bluff Creek Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek Cemetery
- Bridgeport Cemetery
- The Bridgeport Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport Cemetery
- Center Grove Cemetery
- The Center Grove Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove Cemetery
- Chew Cemetery
- Crane Cemetery
- The Crane Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Cemetery
- De Long Cemetery
- The De Long Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Long Cemetery
- The De Long Cemetery has also been known as:
- De Long - Delashmutt Cemetery
- Delashmutt Cemetery
- Forest Cemetery
- The Forest Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Oskaloosa.
- The Forest Cemetery has also been known as:
- Forest Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94797 <3>
- Funk Family Cemetery
- The Funk Family Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk Family Cemetery
- Henness Cemetery
- The Henness Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henness Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- The Highland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eddyville Cemetery
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- McDonald Cemetery
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
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- McGlasson Cemetery
- The McGlasson Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGlasson Cemetery
- Muchakinock Cemetery
- The Muchakinock Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muchakinock Cemetery
- Oskaloosa Friends Cemetery
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Oskaloosa.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2537008 <3>
- Spring Creek Friends Cemetery
- University Park Cemetery
- White Cemetery
- The White Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- The White Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Carpenter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Avery
- Avery is located in Monroe County
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- Beacon
- Beacon is located in Mahaska County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Bluff Creek
- Bluff Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Bussey
- Bussey is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bussey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Cedar
- Cedar is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
- Chillicothe
- Chillicothe is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Dudley
- Dudley is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Eddyville
- Evans
- Evans is located in Mahaska County
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- Exeelsior
- Exeelsior is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeelsior
- Fishville
- Fishville is located in Mahaska County
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- Fremont
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Givin
- Givin is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givin
- Keomah Village
- Keomah Village is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keomah Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Kirkville
- Kirkville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Lacey
- Lacey is located in Mahaska County
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- Lakonta
- Lakonta is located in Mahaska County
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- Leighton
- Olivet
- Olivet is located in Mahaska County
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- Oskaloosa
- Rose Hill
- Rose Hill is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Tracy
- Tracy is located in Marion County
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- University Park
- University Park is located in Mahaska County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Wright
- Wright is located in Mahaska County
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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 Carpenter Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mahaska County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Carpenter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bussey
- Eddyville
- Fremont
- Oskaloosa
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Carpenter Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Mahaska 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 Carpenter Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1975666 (Carpenter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1975666 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: Mahaska
- Est. Elev: 252 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Eddyville
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Mahaska, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carpenter Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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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