A visit to the Driskell Farm 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 Driskell Farm Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Driskell Farm Cemetery:
40.9778, -91.0557
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Driskell Farm Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Driskell Farm Cemetery is located in Des Moines County<2>.
The county seat for Des Moines County is located in Burlington. Burlington lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Driskell Farm Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Driskell Farm Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Driskell Farm Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Driskell Farm Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Swedish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Old Swedish Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Swedish Cemetery
- Pegtown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Pegtown Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegtown Cemetery
- Dravis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Dravis Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dravis Cemetery
- Newberry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Newberry Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry Cemetery
- Hinson Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hinson Family Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinson Family Cemetery
- Hukill Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hukill Farm Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hukill Farm Cemetery
- Dolbee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Dolbee Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolbee Cemetery
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Round Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Round Prairie Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Prairie Cemetery
- Kossuth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Kossuth Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth Cemetery
- Loper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Loper Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loper Cemetery
- Walker Farm Plot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Walker Farm Plot is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Farm Plot
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Bazel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bazel Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Cemetery
- Hawkeye Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hawkeye Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye Cemetery
- Freitag Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Freitag Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freitag Cemetery
- Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Memorial Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Northfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Northfield Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Franklin Mills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Latty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Latty Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latty Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Oquawka Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Oquawka Cemetery is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oquawka Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oquawka Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Oquawka (IL).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #726448 <5>
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 Driskell Farm Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Driskell Farm Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kingston
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kingston is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Sperry
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sperry is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sperry
- Mediapolis
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dodgeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dodgeville is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Oquawka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milroy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Milroy is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
- Kline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kline is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
- Elrick Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elrick Junction is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrick Junction
- Oakville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gladstone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rozetta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rozetta is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozetta
- Keithsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Gulf Port
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gulf Port is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Port
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- West Burlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Morning Sun
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Biggsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Biggsville is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- New Boston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Middletown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Middletown is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Olena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Olena is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
- Yarmouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Danville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Danville is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Wapello
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wapello is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
- Seaton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Driskell Farm 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 Driskell Farm Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Biggsville
- Burlington
- Danville
- Keithsburg
- Mediapolis
- Morning Sun
- New Boston
- Oakville
- Oquawka
- Seaton
- Seaton lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Driskell Farm Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Seaton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Wapello
- West Burlington
- Yarmouth
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 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 Driskell Farm Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Des Moines 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 Driskell Farm Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1995181 (Driskill Farm Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1995181 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: Des Moines
- Est. Elev: 215 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kingston
- Location given for Driskill Farm Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9778141 Lon: -91.0557005
- 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 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- Driskell Farm 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. |
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