A visit to the Chilcott 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 Chilcott Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Chilcott Cemetery:
41.0542, -91.8224
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Chilcott Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Chilcott Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Fairfield. Fairfield lies just to the west southwest of the Chilcott Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Chilcott Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Chilcott Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Chilcott Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Salina Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Salina Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina Cemetery
- Peterson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson Cemetery
- Courtney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Courtney Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney Cemetery
- New Sweden Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Richwoods Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Upper Richwoods Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Sweden Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Sweden Lutheran Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Sweden Lutheran Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Lockridge.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95586 <5>
- New Sweden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Sweden Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden Cemetery
- New Sweden Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Sweden Methodist Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden Methodist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Sweden Methodist Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Lockridge.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1971458 <5>
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- German Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Polishville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Polishville Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polishville Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Westenhaver Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Perlee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Perlee Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perlee Cemetery
- Switzer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Switzer Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer Cemetery
- Bethesda Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Bonnifield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bonnifield Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnifield Cemetery
- Hopkirk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopkirk Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkirk Cemetery
- The Hopkirk Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hopkirk Family Cemetery
- Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hope Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Germanville Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Peter's & Paul's German Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Chilcott Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Chilcott Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Perlee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Perlee is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perlee
- Lockridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Plain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Fairfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glasgow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Glasgow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Rome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rome is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Brighton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Coppock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coppock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Wayland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maharishi Vedic City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
- Westwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Rubio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rubio is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubio
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Richland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Libertyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Birmingham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Stockport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oakland Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland Mills is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mills
- Winchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Winchester is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Swedesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Swedesburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedesburg
- Packwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Packwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Mount Pleasant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Olds
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Olds is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Hillsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Abingdon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Abingdon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Salem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Havre
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Havre is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
- Ollie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ollie is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Linby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Linby is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linby
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 Chilcott Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Chilcott Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Birmingham
- Brighton
- Fairfield
- Lockridge
- Mount Pleasant
- Pleasant Plain
- Richland
- Salem
- Stockport
- Wayland
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 Chilcott Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Chilcott Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1976496 (Chilcott Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1976496 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 228 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Salina
- Location given for Chilcott Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0541876 Lon: -91.8223917
- 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 Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Chilcott 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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