A visit to the Egypt 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 Egypt Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Egypt Cemetery:
40.6778, -92.1113
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Egypt Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Egypt Cemetery is located in Van Buren County<2>.
The county seat for Van Buren County is located in Keosauqua. Keosauqua lies just to the east northeast of the Egypt Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Egypt Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Egypt Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Egypt Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
- Oak Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Point Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point Cemetery
- Oaks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Oaks Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks Cemetery
- Stookesberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stookesberry Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stookesberry Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- The Maple Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cantril Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95388 <5>
- Amish Mennonite Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Home Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hoskins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hoskins Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskins Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Ten Sych Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ten Sych Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Sych Cemetery
- Groves Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Groves Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves Cemetery
- Pansy Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pansy Hill Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Brown Cottage Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cottage Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cottage Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Boston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Boston Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Richardson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Wheaton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Wheaton Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton Cemetery
- Billups Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Billups Cemetery is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billups Cemetery
- North Upton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The North Upton Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Upton Cemetery
- Mantoyne Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mantoyne Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantoyne Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Prall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Prall Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prall Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Egypt Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Egypt Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Milton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cantril
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Keosauqua
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pulaski
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pulaski is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Mount Sterling
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leando
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Leando is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
- Kilbourn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
- Douds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Douds is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douds
- Stiles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stiles is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Mount Zion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Chequest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chequest is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chequest
- Selma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Selma is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Steuben
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Steuben is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Kilwinning
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kilwinning is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilwinning
- Memphis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Arbela
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Acasto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Acasto is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acasto
- Granger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Granger is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Bonaparte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Winchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Birmingham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Bloomfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Eldon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Floris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Floris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Savannah
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Savannah is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
- Downing
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Downing is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
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 Egypt Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Van Buren County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Egypt Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Birmingham
- Bloomfield
- Bonaparte
- Cantril
- Downing
- Eldon
- Eldon lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Egypt Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Eldon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldon
- Granger
- Keosauqua
- Memphis
- Milton
- Selma
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 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 Egypt Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Van Buren 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 Egypt Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1981032 (Egypt Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1981032 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: Van Buren
- Est. Elev: 211 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cantril
- Location given for Egypt Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6778052 Lon: -92.1112892
- 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 Van Buren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Egypt 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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