A visit to the Chapman 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 Chapman Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Chapman Cemetery:
40.7125, -91.7727
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Chapman Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Chapman Cemetery is located in Van Buren County<2>.
The county seat for Van Buren County is located in Keosauqua. Keosauqua lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west of the Chapman Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Chapman Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Chapman Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Chapman Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Reed's Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Reed's Creek Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed's Creek Cemetery
- Snyder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Snyder Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Holsworth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Holsworth Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holsworth Cemetery
- New Lexington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The New Lexington Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington Cemetery
- Bonaparte Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bonaparte Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonaparte Cemetery
- Cave Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Cave Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Cemetery
- Neumann Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Neumann Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neumann Cemetery
- Rhodes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Cemetery
- McDaniel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wallingford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wallingford Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford Cemetery
- Farnum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Farnum Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnum Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Vale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Vale Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Blackmore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Blackmore Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmore Cemetery
- Bentonsport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bentonsport Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonsport Cemetery
- Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Vernon Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Cemetery
- Bradford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Helwig Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Helwig Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helwig Cemetery
- Steinmeyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Steinmeyer Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinmeyer 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 Chapman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Chapman Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bonaparte
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Big Mound
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Big Mound is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mound
- Farmington
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Primrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Acasto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Acasto is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acasto
- Mount Hamill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Hamill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hamill
- Former names for Mount Hamill:
- Courtwright
- Hamill
- Russellville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Russellville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Russellville has also been known as:
- Doantown
- Anson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Anson is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
- Athens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Athens is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Croton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Croton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
- White Lane ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- White Lane is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lane
- Hillsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hillsboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mount Zion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Mount Sterling
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stockport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Houghton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Houghton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Keosauqua
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Donnellson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Winchester is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Pilot Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pilot Grove is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kilbourn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
- Chambersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chambersburg is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Franklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Saint Paul
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- 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 Chapman Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Van Buren County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Chapman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bonaparte
- Donnellson
- Farmington
- Keosauqua
- Salem
- Stockport
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Chapman Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Van Buren 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 Chapman Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1981036 (Chapman Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1981036 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: Van Buren
- Est. Elev: 206 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bonaparte
- Location given for Chapman Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7125319 Lon: -91.772666
- 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 Van Buren, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Chapman 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |