A visit to the Codfish 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 Codfish Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Codfish Cemetery:
42.0728, -90.5796
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Codfish Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Codfish Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Maquoketa. Maquoketa lies just to the west of the Codfish Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Codfish Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Codfish Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Codfish Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Baden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Baden Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden Cemetery
- Miller Estate Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Miller Estate Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bridgeport Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bridgeport Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport Cemetery
- Rathbun Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Rathbun Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbun Cemetery
- The Rathbun Cemetery has also been known as:
- Haylock Farm Cemetery
- West Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95915 <5>
- Richardson Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Haylock Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Haylock Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haylock Farm Cemetery
- Union Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Center Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center Cemetery
- The Union Center Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Union Center Cemetery
- Fairfield Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94727 <5>
- Fairfield Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dark Hollow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Dark Hollow Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dark Hollow Cemetery
- Dark Hollow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Dark Hollow Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dark Hollow Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Andrew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Andrew Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrew Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Andrew Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Andrew.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #201457 <5>
- St. John Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. John Catholic Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John Catholic Cemetery is located in Andrew.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2295251 <5>
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Tilton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Tilton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Summer Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Bend School Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Codfish Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Codfish Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Delmar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Maquoketa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Andrew
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Spragueville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fulton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Springbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elwood is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Charlotte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Preston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Buckhorn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Buckhorn is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Ironhills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ironhills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhills
- North Welton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- North Welton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Welton
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Welton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Welton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Van Buren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Van Buren is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Cottonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cottonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Bliedorn ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bliedorn is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliedorn
- Goose Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goose Lake is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Miles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Crab Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crab Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Town
- Baldwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lost Nation
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bryant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bryant is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Green Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Green Island is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
- Bellevue
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Emeline
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Emeline is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emeline
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 Codfish Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Codfish Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellevue
- Charlotte
- Delmar
- Lost Nation
- Maquoketa
- Preston
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Codfish Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Codfish Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #455508 (Codfish Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #455508 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 228 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Delmar North
- Location given for Codfish Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.0727989 Lon: -90.579578
- 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 Jackson, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Codfish 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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