A visit to the County 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 County Farm Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the County Farm Cemetery:
40.7667, -91.9377
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the County Farm Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The County Farm Cemetery is located in Van Buren County<2>.
The county seat for Van Buren County is located in Keosauqua. Keosauqua lies just to the south southwest of the County Farm Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the County Farm Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the County Farm Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from County Farm Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Anson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Anson Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson Cemetery
- Railroad Grave
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Railroad Grave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Railroad Grave
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Gilbert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Gilbert Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Cemetery
- Leech Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Leech Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leech Cemetery
- Rider Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Rider Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rider Cemetery
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
- Fellows Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Fellows Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellows Cemetery
- Lippincott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lippincott Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippincott Cemetery
- Kilbourne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Kilbourne Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourne Cemetery
- Pittsburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pittsburg Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg Cemetery
- Purdom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Columbus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Columbus Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Dodson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Dodson Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
- Valentine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Valentine Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Boston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Boston Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Cemetery
- Center Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Center Chapel Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Chapel Cemetery
- Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Vernon Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Cemetery
- Bentonsport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bentonsport Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonsport Cemetery
- Blackmore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Blackmore Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmore Cemetery
- Tedrow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Tedrow Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedrow Cemetery
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 County Farm Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from County Farm Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mount Zion
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Keosauqua
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kilbourn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
- Winchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Winchester is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Birmingham
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Bonaparte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stockport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Douds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Douds is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douds
- Leando
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leando is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
- Cantril
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Sterling
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Acasto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Acasto is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acasto
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Big Mound
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Big Mound is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mound
- Hillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Milton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Selma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Selma is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Libertyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Glasgow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glasgow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Anson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Anson is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
- Russellville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Russellville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Russellville has also been known as:
- Doantown
- Primrose
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- White Lane ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- White Lane is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lane
- Fairfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chequest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Chequest is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chequest
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 County Farm 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 County Farm Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Birmingham
- Bonaparte
- Cantril
- Fairfield
- Farmington
- Keosauqua
- Milton
- Selma
- Stockport
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 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 County Farm 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 County Farm Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1981009 (County Farm Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1981009 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: 219 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Zion
- Location given for County Farm Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.766694 Lon: -91.9376718
- 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- County 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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