A visit to the Country Poor Farm 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 Country Poor Farm Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Country Poor Farm Cemetery:
42.2003, -90.6085
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Country Poor Farm Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Country Poor Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Maquoketa. Maquoketa lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Country Poor Farm Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Country Poor Farm Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Country Poor Farm Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Country Poor Farm Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cottonville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cottonville Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville Cemetery
- Sweezy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Sweezy Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweezy Cemetery
- Andrew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- 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>
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Barnholdt / Dorr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Barnholdt / Dorr Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnholdt / Dorr Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Barnholdt / Dorr Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Cottonville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2195314 <5>
- Dorr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Dorr Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorr Cemetery
- Beedle Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Beedle Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beedle Farm Cemetery
- Herrig Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Herrig Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrig Cemetery
- St. Lawrence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Lawrence Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lawrence Cemetery
- Beedle Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Beedle Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beedle Farm Cemetery
- Sutton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Dark Hollow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dark Hollow Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dark Hollow Cemetery
- Dark Hollow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dark Hollow Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dark Hollow Cemetery
- East Hill Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Holy Rosary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Holy Rosary Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Rosary Cemetery
- Tilton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Tilton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton Cemetery
- Bridgeport Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bridgeport Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport Cemetery
- Said Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Said Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Said Cemetery
- Esgate Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Esgate Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esgate Cemetery
- Baden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Baden Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden Cemetery
- St. Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Monner Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Monner Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monner Farm Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Country Poor Farm Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Country Poor Farm Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cottonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cottonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Andrew
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fulton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- La Motte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Springbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Zwingle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zwingle is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zwingle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Ironhills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ironhills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhills
- Maquoketa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Crab Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Crab Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Town
- Bellevue
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Bellevue
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Bellevue is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bellevue
- Emeline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Emeline is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emeline
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Saint Donatus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Washington Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Washington Mills is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Mills
- Buckhorn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buckhorn is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Spragueville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smiths
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smiths is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths
- Garry Owen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Garry Owen is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garry Owen
- Delmar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bernard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Van Buren
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Van Buren is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Aiken
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aiken is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Galena Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Galena Junction is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Junction
- Wilkins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wilkins is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- Canton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Canton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
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 Country Poor Farm 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 Country Poor Farm Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellevue
- Delmar
- Maquoketa
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 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 Country Poor Farm 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 Country Poor Farm Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1957852 (Country Poor Farm Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1957852 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: 284 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Andrew
- Location given for Country Poor Farm Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.200294 Lon: -90.6084646
- 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' (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- Country Poor Farm 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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