A visit to the Derby 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 Derby Cemetery ...
The Derby Cemetery is located in Monroe County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Antioch Cemetery
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Babb Cemetery
- The Babb Cemetery is located in Monroe County
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- Brandon Cemetery
- The Brandon Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Cemetery
- Brushy Cemetery
- The Brushy Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Cemetery
- Enix Cemetery
- The Enix Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enix Cemetery
- Fleenor Cemetery
- The Fleenor Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenor Cemetery
- Georgetown Cemetery
- The Georgetown Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Cemetery
- Grady Cemetery
- The Grady Cemetery is located in Monroe County
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- Hiteman Cemetery
- The Hiteman Cemetery is located in Monroe County
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- Iconium Cemetery
- The Iconium Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iconium Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Iconium Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Iconium.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #989607 <2>
- Inghram Cemetery
- The Inghram Cemetery is located in Monroe County
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- Manley Cemetery
- The Manley Cemetery is located in Monroe County
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- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Melrose Methodist Cemetery
- Milledgeville Cemetery
- The Milledgeville Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
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- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Monroe County
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- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Piper Cemetery
- The Piper Cemetery is located in Monroe County
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- Prather Cemetery
- The Prather Cemetery is located in Monroe County
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- St. Patricks Cemetery
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Monroe County
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- Salem Brethren Cemetery
- The Salem Brethren Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Brethren Cemetery
- The Salem Brethren Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Cemetery
- Salem United Brethren Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2303744 <2>
- Welch Cemetery
- The Welch Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Derby Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Albia
- Avery
- Avery is located in Monroe County
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- Blakesburg
- Bluff Creek
- Bluff Creek is located in Monroe County
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- Brazil
- Brazil is located in Appanoose County
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- Centerville
- Clarkdale
- Clarkdale is located in Appanoose County
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- Confidence
- Confidence is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
- Darbyville
- Darbyville is located in Appanoose County
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- Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Monroe County
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- Hamilton
- Hamilton is located in Marion County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Iconium
- Iconium is located in Appanoose County
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- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Jerome
- Jerome is located in Appanoose County
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- Lovilia
- Marysville
- Marysville is located in Marion County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Melrose
- Moravia
- Mystic
- Mystic is located in Appanoose County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Olmitz
- Olmitz is located in Lucas County
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- Plano
- Rathbun
- Rathbun is located in Appanoose County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Russell
- Selection
- Selection is located in Monroe County
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- Sunshine
- Sunshine is located in Appanoose County
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- Udell
- Udell is located in Appanoose County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Unionville
- Walnut City
- Walnut City is located in Appanoose County
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- Zero
- Zero is located in Lucas County
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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 Derby Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Derby Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albia
- Blakesburg
- Centerville
- Lovilia
- Melrose
- Moravia
- Russell
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Derby Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 Derby Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1823315 (Derby Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1823315 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 299 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Iconium
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Derby Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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