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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Derby Cemetery:
40.9575, -92.9566
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Derby Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Derby Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Albia. Albia lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Derby Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Derby Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Derby Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Derby Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brandon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brandon Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Inghram Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Inghram Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inghram Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Georgetown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Georgetown Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Cemetery
- Grady Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Grady Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady Cemetery
- Iconium Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- 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 <5>
- Welch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Welch Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery
- Babb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Babb Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babb Cemetery
- Manley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Manley Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley Cemetery
- Melrose Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Salem Brethren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- 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 <5>
- Piper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Piper Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper Cemetery
- Prather Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Prather Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prather Cemetery
- Milledgeville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Milledgeville Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Brushy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Brushy Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Fleenor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Fleenor Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenor Cemetery
- Enix Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Enix Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enix Cemetery
- Hiteman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hiteman Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiteman 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 based on their distance from Derby Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Georgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Iconium
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Iconium is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iconium
- Melrose
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Moravia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Selection
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Selection is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selection
- Albia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zero
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Zero is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zero
- Walnut City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Walnut City is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut City
- Darbyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Darbyville is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Confidence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Confidence is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
- Rathbun
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rathbun is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Mystic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mystic is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Clarkdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Clarkdale is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkdale
- Lovilia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Russell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brazil
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Brazil is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Plano
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Avery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Avery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Bluff Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bluff Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Hamilton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hamilton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Olmitz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Olmitz is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmitz
- Sunshine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sunshine is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Marysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Marysville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Jerome
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jerome is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Centerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Udell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Udell is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Unionville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blakesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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 start with 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 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
- Location given for Derby Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9575065 Lon: -92.9565889
- 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 Monroe, 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- Derby 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |