A visit to the Efferding 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 Efferding Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Efferding Cemetery:
42.3431, -90.4710
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Efferding Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Efferding Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Maquoketa. Maquoketa lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Efferding Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Efferding Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Efferding Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Efferding Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Federman Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The St. John's Lutheran Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
- The St. John's Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2654129 <5>
- St. Donatus Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Spruce Creek Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Potter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
- St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spruce Creek Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Spruce Creek Catholic Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Creek Catholic Cemetery
- The Spruce Creek Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Spruce Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2194892 <5>
- Weinert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Weinert Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinert Cemetery
- Old City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Old City Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City Cemetery
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Prospect Hill Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill Cemetery
- The Prospect Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Prospect Hill Methodist Episcopalian Cemetery
- Daugherty Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Galena (IL).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105926 <5>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Galena (IL).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108003 <5>
- Palmer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dyas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Dyas Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyas Cemetery
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
- The St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bellevue Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96118 <5>
- Bellevue Presbyterian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Efferding Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Efferding Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Smiths
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Smiths is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths
- Aiken
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Aiken is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Galena Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Galena Junction is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Junction
- Saint Donatus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- North Bellevue
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Bellevue is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bellevue
- Bremen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bremen is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
- Galena
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Galena is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,151 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <6>
- Wilkins
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkins is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- Bellevue
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- La Motte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Massey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Massey is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey
- Cottonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Menominee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Menominee is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menominee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Zwingle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Zwingle is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zwingle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Hanover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cattese
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cattese is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattese
- Springbrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Elizabeth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hazel Green
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hazel Green is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
- East Dubuque
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rockdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rockdale is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Key West
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Key West is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key West
- Andrew
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scales Mound
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dubuque
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Efferding Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Efferding Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellevue
- Dubuque
- East Dubuque
- Elizabeth
- Galena
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 Efferding Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Efferding Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2001071 (Efferding Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2001071 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 222 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bellevue
- Location given for Efferding Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.3430669 Lon: -90.4709614
- 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 Jackson, 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- Efferding 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. |