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A visit to the Covenanter Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Covenanter Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Covenanter Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Covenanter Cemetery

Lat:   41.0017°   (41° 0' 6")

Lon:   -91.2338°   (-91° 14' 1")

The Covenanter Cemetery is located in Des Moines County<2>.

The county seat for Des Moines County is located in Burlington. Burlington lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Covenanter Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Covenanter Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Covenanter Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Welsh Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welsh Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Welsh Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Welsh Chapel Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
  • Gallaher Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gallaher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gallaher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gallaher Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
  • Sharon Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharon Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery
    • The Sharon Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sharon Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Mediapolis.
    • The Sharon Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sharon Cemetery
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
  • Shinar Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shinar Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shinar Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shinar Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
  • Butcher Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butcher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Butcher Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
  • Old Stone Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Stone Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Stone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Stone Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
  • Millersburg Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millersburg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millersburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Millersburg Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
  • Loper Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Loper Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
  • Kossuth Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kossuth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kossuth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kossuth Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Hazel Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hazel Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hazel Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hazel Grove Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Louisa County
    • Morning Sun Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morning Sun Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morning Sun Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Morning Sun Cemetery is located in Louisa County
    • Carter Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carter Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
    • Salem Lutheran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salem Lutheran Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
    • Thie Farm Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thie Farm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thie Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thie Farm Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
    • Round Prairie Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round Prairie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Round Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Round Prairie Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
    • Northfield Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northfield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Northfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Northfield Cemetery is located in Des Moines County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Covenanter Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Covenanter Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Mediapolis
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Dodgeville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
    • Dodgeville is located in Des Moines County
  • Yarmouth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Kline
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kline. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
    • Kline is located in Des Moines County
  • Sperry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sperry
    • Sperry is located in Des Moines County
  • Morning Sun
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morning Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Sun
    • Morning Sun is located in Louisa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morning Sun <5>
  • Elrick Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrick Junction
    • Elrick Junction is located in Louisa County
  • Mount Union
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
    • Mount Union is located in Henry County
    • Estimated population in 2017: 107 people
  • New London
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
    • New London is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <5>
  • Danville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Danville is located in Des Moines County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
  • Kingston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
    • Kingston is located in Des Moines County
  • Oakville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
    • Oakville is located in Louisa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakville <5>
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Middletown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Des Moines County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
    • West Burlington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Burlington
      • West Burlington is located in Des Moines County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,875 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Burlington <5>
    • Wapello
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello
      • Wapello is located in Louisa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
    • Winfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Burlington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lowell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
      • Lowell is located in Henry County
    • Gulf Port
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Port
      • Gulf Port is located in Henderson County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
    • Oquawka
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oquawka
      • Oquawka is located in Henderson County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oquawka <5>
    • Milroy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milroy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
      • Milroy is located in Henderson County (IL)
    • Keithsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • New Boston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
      • New Boston is located in Mercer County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 644 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Boston <5>
    • Mount Pleasant
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

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 Covenanter Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Des Moines County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Covenanter Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Covenanter Cemetery:

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 Covenanter Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1995170  (Covenanter Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1995170 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Mediapolis
    • County: Des Moines         Elev: 229
    • Location given for GNIS #1995170 (Covenanter Cemetery)

The official website for Des Moines County: www.co.des-moines.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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 Des Moines, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Covenanter Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0017, Longitude: -91.2338       In this case, the coordinates for the Covenanter Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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