A visit to the Church of the Brethren 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 Church of the Brethren Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Church of the Brethren Cemetery:
41.4558, -92.0382
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Church of the Brethren Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Church of the Brethren Cemetery is located in Keokuk County<2>.
The county seat for Keokuk County is located in Sigourney. Sigourney lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southwest of the Church of the Brethren Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Church of the Brethren Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Church of the Brethren Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Church of the Brethren Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- South English Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Vincent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Vincent Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Watters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Watters Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watters Cemetery
- Walsh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Walsh Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh Cemetery
- Clothier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Clothier Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clothier Cemetery
- North English Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lutton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lutton Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lutton Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of North English.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95362 <5>
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lafayette Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lafayette Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Cemetery
- Lafayette Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lafayette Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- St. Elizabeths Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Yankee Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Campbell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- White Pigeon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The White Pigeon Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pigeon Cemetery
- Sorden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Sorden Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorden Cemetery
- Keota Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Keota Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keota Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Bucker Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Bucker Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucker Hill Cemetery
- Piersol Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Piersol Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piersol Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Church of the Brethren Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Church of the Brethren Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kinross
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kinross is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- South English
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- South English is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South English
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- North English
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nira
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nira is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nira
- Harper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harper is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Webster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Keota
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Parnell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wellman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Millersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millersburg is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Aurora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Aurora is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Keswick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Talleyrand
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Talleyrand is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
- Ambrose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ambrose is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
- Sigourney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Chester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Chester is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Amish
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Amish is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish
- Williamsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Thornburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Thornburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 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 Church of the Brethren Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Keokuk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Church of the Brethren Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Delta
- Delta lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Church of the Brethren Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Delta.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Kalona
- Keota
- Keota lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Church of the Brethren Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Keota.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keota
- Keswick
- North English
- Parnell
- Sigourney
- South English
- Wellman
- West Chester
- What Cheer
- Williamsburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Church of the Brethren Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Keokuk 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 Church of the Brethren Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1976304 (Church of the Brethren Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1976304 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: Keokuk
- Est. Elev: 252 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: South English
- Location given for Church of the Brethren Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4558436 Lon: -92.0382326
- 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 Keokuk, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Church of the Brethren 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. |