A visit to the Elliot 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 Elliot Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elliot Cemetery:
40.7917, -91.2474
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Elliot Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Elliot Cemetery is located in Des Moines County<2>.
The county seat for Des Moines County is located in Burlington. Burlington lies just to the east of the Elliot Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Elliot Cemetery.
Name Variations for Elliot Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
We have seen the following variation for Elliot Cemetery:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Elliot Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Elliot Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lee Burial Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Lee Burial Plot is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Burial Plot
- Mormon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Mormon Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Cemetery
- Augusta Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Augusta Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta Cemetery
- Carter Burial Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Carter Burial Plot is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Burial Plot
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Old County Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Leuins Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Leuins Point Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leuins Point Cemetery
- Middletown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Middletown Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown Cemetery
- Long Creek Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hauck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hauck Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauck Cemetery
- Rock Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rock Spring Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Spring Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Swede Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Swede Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Cemetery
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- Schnupper Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Terney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Terney Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terney Cemetery
- Beebe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Beebe Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe Cemetery
- South Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The South Walker Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Walker Cemetery
- Mohnike Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mohnike Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohnike Cemetery
- Miller Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Miller Family Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Family Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Elliot Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Elliot Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Middletown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Middletown is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- South Augusta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Augusta is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Augusta
- West Burlington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Denmark
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wever
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Danville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Danville is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Patterson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Burlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sawyer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sawyer is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Former names for Sawyer:
- Atlee
- Edwards
- Gulf Port
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gulf Port is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Port
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Kline
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kline is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
- Carman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lowell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lowell is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- West Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Madison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pontoosuc
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pontoosuc is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoosuc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Dallas City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lomax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lomax is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lomax <5>
- Dodgeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dodgeville is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Niota
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Iowa Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Iowa Junction is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
- Sperry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sperry is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sperry
- New London
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Paul
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Paul is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Colusa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gladstone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mediapolis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pilot Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pilot Grove is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
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 Elliot 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 Elliot Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burlington
- Dallas City
- Danville
- Fort Madison
- Lomax
- Mediapolis
- New London
- West Burlington
- West Point
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 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 Elliot 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 Elliot Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1995151 (Elliot Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1995151 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: 213 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Burlington
- Location given for Elliot Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7917056 Lon: -91.2473715
- 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elliot 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |