A visit to the Steele Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Steele Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Steele Cemetery (FG ID #2129732).
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 Steele Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Steele Cemetery:
40.9248, -91.9903
The Steele Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Fairfield. Fairfield lies just to the north northeast of the Steele Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Steele Cemetery.
Name Variations for Steele Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Steele Cemetery.
Steele Cemetery has also been known as:
- Covenantor Cemetery
- Steele Cemetery
- Convenantor - Cumberland - Steele Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Steele Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Steele Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- County Poor Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clinkenbeard Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Roth Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roth Cemetery
- Fell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Fell Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fell Cemetery
- Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- United Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- White Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The White Chapel Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Chapel Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Bradshaw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bradshaw Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw Cemetery
- Memorial Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- McCleary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The McCleary Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCleary Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- Tedrow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Tedrow Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedrow Cemetery
- Winchester Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Winchester Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Cemetery
- Parkerville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Parkerville Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerville Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Galliher Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Steele Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Steele Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Birmingham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Libertyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Winchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Douds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leando
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kilbourn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Selma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Zion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Stockport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maharishi Vedic City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
- Batavia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Glasgow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Perlee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Eldon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Keosauqua
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lockridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Abingdon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chequest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Packwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hillsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hillsboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
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 Steele Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Steele Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batavia
- Birmingham
- Eldon
- Fairfield
- Keosauqua
- Lockridge
- Pleasant Plain
- Richland
- Selma
- 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 Steele Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Steele Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2129732
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1976504 (Steele Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1976504 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 231 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fairfield South
- Location given for Steele Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9222441 Lon: -91.9973958
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Jefferson, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Steele 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |