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 ...
The Egypt Cemetery is located in Van Buren County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Amish Mennonite Church Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
- Billups Cemetery
- The Billups Cemetery is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billups Cemetery
- Boston Cemetery
- The Boston Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Cemetery
- Brown Cottage Cemetery
- The Brown Cottage Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cottage Cemetery
- East Home Prairie Cemetery
- Groves Cemetery
- The Groves Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves Cemetery
- Hoskins Cemetery
- The Hoskins Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskins Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Mantoyne Cemetery
- The Mantoyne Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantoyne Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
- 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 <2>
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- North Upton Cemetery
- The North Upton Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
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- Oak Point Cemetery
- The Oak Point Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point Cemetery
- Oaks Cemetery
- The Oaks Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks Cemetery
- Pansy Hill Cemetery
- The Pansy Hill Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy Hill Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
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- Prall Cemetery
- The Prall Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
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- Richardson Cemetery
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Davis County
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- Stookesberry Cemetery
- The Stookesberry Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
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- Sunnyside Cemetery
- The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
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- Ten Sych Cemetery
- The Ten Sych Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
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- Wheaton Cemetery
- The Wheaton Cemetery is located in Davis County
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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 alphabetically:
- Acasto
- Acasto is located in Clark County (MO)
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- Arbela
- Birmingham
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Bloomfield
- Bonaparte
- Cantril
- Chequest
- Chequest is located in Davis County
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- Douds
- Douds is located in Van Buren County
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- Downing
- Downing is located in Schuyler County (MO)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Eldon
- Floris
- Floris is located in Davis County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Granger
- Granger is located in Scotland County (MO)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Keosauqua
- Kilbourn
- Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
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- Kilwinning
- Kilwinning is located in Scotland County (MO)
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- Leando
- Leando is located in Van Buren County
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- Memphis
- Milton
- Mount Sterling
- Mount Zion
- Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
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- Pulaski
- Pulaski is located in Davis County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Savannah
- Savannah is located in Davis County
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- Selma
- Selma is located in Van Buren County
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- Steuben
- Steuben is located in Davis County
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- Stiles
- Stiles is located in Davis County
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- Winchester
- Winchester is located in Van Buren County
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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
- Granger
- Keosauqua
- Memphis
- Milton
- Selma
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 helpful 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 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
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Egypt Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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