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A visit to the Downey 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 Downey Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Downey 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 Downey Cemetery

Lat:   41.6120°   (41° 36' 43")

Lon:   -91.3185°   (-91° 19' 6")

The Downey Cemetery is located in Cedar County<2>.

The county seat for Cedar County is located in Tipton. Tipton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Downey Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Downey Cemetery.<4>

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

  • North Prairie Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Prairie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The North Prairie Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Cedar County
  • Chamness Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chamness Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chamness Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chamness Cemetery is located in Cedar County
  • Old Friends Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Friends Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Friends Cemetery is located in Cedar County
  • West Branch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Branch Cemetery is located in Cedar County
  • South Prairie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Prairie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The South Prairie Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
  • Molback Farm Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Gray's Ford Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gray's Ford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gray's Ford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gray's Ford Cemetery is located in Cedar County
  • Springdale Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springdale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Springdale Cemetery is located in Cedar County
  • Thompson - Cherry Pioneer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson - Cherry Pioneer Cemetery
    • The Thompson - Cherry Pioneer Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • The Thompson - Cherry Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cherry Cemetery
    • Scott Cemetery
    • Thompson Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2285295 <5>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Pee Dee Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pee Dee Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pee Dee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pee Dee Cemetery is located in Cedar County
    • North Liberty Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Liberty Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Liberty Cemetery is located in Cedar County
    • Honey Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Honey Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Honey Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Honey Grove Cemetery is located in Cedar County
    • Oasis Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • North Scott Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Scott Cemetery
      • The North Scott Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • The North Scott Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Brick Chapel Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2314811 <5>
    • Lenz Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lenz Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lenz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lenz Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
    • Weiss Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weiss Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weiss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Weiss Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
    • Timberlake Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Dunfee Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunfee Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunfee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dunfee Cemetery is located in Cedar County
    • Burnett Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burnett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burnett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burnett Cemetery is located in Cedar County

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 Downey Cemetery.

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

  • Downey
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
    • Downey is located in Cedar County
  • Centerdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerdale
    • Centerdale is located in Cedar County
  • West Liberty
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
    • West Liberty is located in Muscatine County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,734 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <6>
  • West Branch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Springdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
    • Springdale is located in Cedar County
  • Midway ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Midway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Midway is located in Johnson County
  • Oasis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
    • Oasis is located in Johnson County
  • Atalissa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
    • Cedar Valley is located in Cedar County
  • Nichols
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nichols have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
    • Nichols is located in Muscatine County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
  • Rochester
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
    • Rochester is located in Cedar County
  • Lone Tree
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
    • Lone Tree is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,384 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Tree <6>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Hills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
      • Hills is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hills <6>
    • Morse
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
      • Morse is located in Johnson County
    • Buchanan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
      • Buchanan is located in Cedar County
    • Iowa City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • River Junction
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
      • River Junction is located in Johnson County
    • Moscow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
      • Moscow is located in Muscatine County
    • Lime City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lime City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
      • Lime City is located in Cedar County
      • Former names for Lime City:
      • Lime Kilns
      • Munn
    • Cedar Bluff
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
      • Cedar Bluff is located in Cedar County
    • University Heights
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
      • University Heights is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
    • Tipton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tipton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
      • Tipton is located in Cedar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,178 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipton <6>
    • Conesville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
      • Conesville is located in Muscatine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
    • Wilton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
      • Wilton is located in Muscatine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <6>
    • Coralville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coralville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coralville
      • Coralville is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,484 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coralville <6>

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 Downey Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cedar County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Downey 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 Downey Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #455975  (Downey Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #455975 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: West Liberty
    • County: Cedar         Elev: 224
    • Location given for GNIS #455975 (Downey Cemetery)

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 Cedar, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Downey Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6120, Longitude: -91.3185       In this case, the coordinates for the Downey 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>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.
<7>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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