A visit to the Elvira 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 Elvira Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elvira Cemetery:
41.8611, -90.3551
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Elvira Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Elvira Cemetery is located in Clinton County<2>.
The county seat for Clinton County is located in Clinton. Clinton lies just to the east of the Elvira Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Elvira Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Elvira Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Elvira Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cousin - Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pehlam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pehlam Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pehlam Cemetery
- Bowers - Dannatt - Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Center Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Center Grove Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Prairie Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Clinton Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hess Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hess Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess Cemetery
- Dierks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Dierks Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dierks Cemetery
- Clinton County Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton County Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rossiter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Rossiter Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossiter Cemetery
- Shaffton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rosehill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rosehill Cemetery is located in Camanche.
- The Rosehill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rose Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95999 <5>
- Springdale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Springdale Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Springdale Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Clinton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96406 <5>
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Elvira Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Elvira Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elvira
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Elvira is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvira
- Low Moor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sixmile
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sixmile is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Tenmile
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tenmile is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
- Goose Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Goose Lake is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Folletts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Folletts is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folletts
- Shaffton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shaffton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaffton
- Camanche
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bryant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bryant is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Albany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Charlotte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- De Witt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- McCausland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- McCausland is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCausland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- East Clinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- East Clinton is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Clinton
- Andover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Andover is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Fulton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fulton is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,285 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <6>
- Teeds Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Teeds Grove is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teeds Grove
- Princeton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cordova
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Elk River Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elk River Junction is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River Junction
- Welton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Welton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Miles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- North Welton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- North Welton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Welton
- Preston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Elvira Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clinton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Elvira Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albany
- Camanche
- Charlotte
- Clinton
- De Witt
- Fulton
- Low Moor
- Preston
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Elvira Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Clinton 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 Elvira Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2000865 (Elvira Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2000865 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: Clinton
- Est. Elev: 220 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Camanche
- Location given for Elvira Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.8611398 Lon: -90.3551312
- 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 Clinton, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elvira 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. |