A visit to the Carter Burial Plot ...
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 Carter Burial Plot ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Carter Burial Plot:
40.7612, -91.2474
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Carter Burial Plot can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Carter Burial Plot is located in Des Moines County<2>.
The county seat for Des Moines County is located in Burlington. Burlington lies just to the east northeast of the Carter Burial Plot .
Open a Google Map centered on the Carter Burial Plot.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Carter Burial Plot.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Carter Burial Plot, with the nearest first.
- Lee Burial Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Lee Burial Plot is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Burial Plot
- Augusta Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Augusta Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta Cemetery
- Mormon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Mormon Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Cemetery
- Elliot Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Elliot Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot Cemetery
- Hauck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hauck Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauck Cemetery
- Terney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Terney Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terney Cemetery
- Beebe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Beebe Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe Cemetery
- South Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The South Walker Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Walker Cemetery
- Mohnike Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mohnike Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohnike Cemetery
- Rock Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Rock Spring Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Spring Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Miller Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Miller Family Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Family Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Swede Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Swede Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Cemetery
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- Old County Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Long Creek Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Denmark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Denmark Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark Cemetery
- Lost Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lost Creek Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek Cemetery
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Spring Grove Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Carter Burial Plot.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Carter Burial Plot, with the nearest first:
- South Augusta
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- South Augusta is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Augusta
- Wever
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Denmark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Middletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Middletown is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Patterson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Patterson is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- West Burlington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sawyer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sawyer is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Former names for Sawyer:
- Atlee
- Edwards
- Danville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Danville is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Burlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Madison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pontoosuc
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pontoosuc is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoosuc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Dallas City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Carman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gulf Port
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gulf Port is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Port
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Niota
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lomax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lomax is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lomax <5>
- Lowell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lowell is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- West Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Iowa Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Iowa Junction is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
- Kline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kline is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
- Colusa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dodgeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dodgeville is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- New London
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jeffersonville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jeffersonville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
- Sperry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sperry is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sperry
- Saint Paul
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Paul is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 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 Carter Burial Plot. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Des Moines County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Carter Burial Plot.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burlington
- Dallas City
- Danville
- Fort Madison
- Lomax
- Lomax lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Carter Burial Plot.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lomax.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- New London
- West Burlington
- West Point
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 helpful 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 Carter Burial Plot:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Des Moines 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 Carter Burial Plot:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1995149 (Carter Burial Plot)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1995149 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: Des Moines
- Est. Elev: 201 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Burlington
- Location given for Carter Burial Plot:
- Lat: 40.7611507 Lon: -91.2473713
- 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 Des Moines, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carter Burial Plot) 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |