A visit to the Columbus 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 Columbus Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Columbus Cemetery:
40.7417, -91.8835
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Columbus Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Columbus Cemetery is located in Van Buren County<2>.
The county seat for Van Buren County is located in Keosauqua. Keosauqua lies just to the west of the Columbus Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Columbus Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Columbus Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Columbus Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Anson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Anson Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson Cemetery
- Lippincott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Lippincott Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippincott Cemetery
- Vernon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Vernon Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Cemetery
- Bentonsport Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Bentonsport Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonsport Cemetery
- Railroad Grave
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Railroad Grave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Railroad Grave
- Dodson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Dodson Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Forbes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Forbes Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes Cemetery
- County Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Fellows Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Fellows Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellows Cemetery
- Center Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Center Chapel Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Chapel Cemetery
- Robb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Robb Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robb Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bradford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Blackmore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Blackmore Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmore Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
- Purdom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Purdom Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdom Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Purdom Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Keosauqua.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95904 <5>
- Watkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- New Lexington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The New Lexington Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington Cemetery
- Bonaparte Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bonaparte Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonaparte Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Columbus Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Columbus Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mount Zion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Keosauqua
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bonaparte
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kilbourn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
- Winchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Winchester is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Mount Sterling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stockport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Birmingham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Big Mound
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Big Mound is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mound
- Acasto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Acasto is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acasto
- Farmington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cantril
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hillsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Anson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Anson is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
- Russellville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Russellville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Russellville has also been known as:
- Doantown
- Douds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Douds is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douds
- Leando
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leando is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
- Primrose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Athens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Athens is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Croton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Croton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
- Mount Hamill
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Houghton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Houghton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- White Lane ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- White Lane is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lane
- Glasgow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Glasgow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Milton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Chambersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Chambersburg is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Salem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Columbus 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 Columbus Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Birmingham
- Bonaparte
- Cantril
- Farmington
- Keosauqua
- Milton
- Salem
- Salem lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Columbus Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Stockport
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 either 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 Columbus 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 Columbus Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1981000 (Columbus Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1981000 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: 192 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Keosauqua
- Location given for Columbus Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7416957 Lon: -91.8835032
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Columbus 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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