A visit to the Carter 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 Carter Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Carter Cemetery:
40.9261, -91.3124
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Carter Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Carter Cemetery is located in Des Moines County<2>.
The county seat for Des Moines County is located in Burlington. Burlington lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southeast of the Carter Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Carter Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Carter Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Carter Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ramsey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- Siefken Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Millersburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Millersburg Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg Cemetery
- Ferrel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ferrel Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrel Cemetery
- Butcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Butcher Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shinar Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Farlow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Farlow Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farlow Cemetery
- Prairie Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Prairie Grove Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove Cemetery
- Gallaher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gallaher Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallaher Cemetery
- Burge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Jaggar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Jaggar Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaggar Cemetery
- Old Danville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Old Danville Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Danville Cemetery
- Schilb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Schilb Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schilb Cemetery
- Salem Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Welsh Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Welsh Chapel Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Chapel Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Renner Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Renner Farm Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner Farm Cemetery
- Middletown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Middletown Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown Cemetery
- Leuins Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Leuins Point Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leuins Point Cemetery
- St. John's United Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Thie Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Thie Farm Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thie Farm Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Old Stone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Old Stone Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stone Cemetery
- Covenanter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Covenanter Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covenanter Cemetery
- Linn Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Linn Grove Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Carter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Carter Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Danville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Danville is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- New London
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kline
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kline is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
- Dodgeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dodgeville is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Yarmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Middletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Middletown is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Sperry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sperry is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sperry
- Lowell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lowell is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Mount Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Union is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Estimated population in 2017: 107 people
- Mediapolis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Burlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Denmark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- South Augusta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- South Augusta is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Augusta
- Morning Sun
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Burlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gulf Port
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gulf Port is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Port
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Kingston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kingston is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Saint Paul
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Wever
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Patterson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Winfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elrick Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elrick Junction is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrick Junction
- Oakland Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Oakland Mills is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mills
- Salem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pilot Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot Grove is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- West Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sawyer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sawyer is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Former names for Sawyer:
- Atlee
- Edwards
- Westwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Westwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 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 Cemetery. 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 Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burlington
- Danville
- Mediapolis
- Morning Sun
- Mount Pleasant
- New London
- Salem
- Salem lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Carter Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- West Burlington
- West Point
- Winfield
- Yarmouth
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 Carter Cemetery:
- 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1823559 (Carter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1823559 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: 218 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pleasant Grove
- Location given for Carter Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9261459 Lon: -91.3123743
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carter 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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