A visit to the Esgate 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 Esgate Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Esgate Cemetery:
42.1292, -90.7143
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Esgate Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Esgate Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Maquoketa. Maquoketa lies just to the south southeast of the Esgate Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Esgate 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 Esgate Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Esgate Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Woods Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Woods Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Farm Cemetery
- Tilton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Tilton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton Cemetery
- Sutton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- East Iron Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Ironhills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Beedle Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Beedle Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beedle Farm Cemetery
- Beedle Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Beedle Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beedle Farm Cemetery
- Streets Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Streets Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streets Cemetery
- Willison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Willison Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willison Cemetery
- Said Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Said Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Said Cemetery
- Tracy Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Tracy Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy Farm Cemetery
- Crabb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Crabb Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabb Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Buckhorn Waterford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Buckhorn Waterford Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn Waterford Cemetery
- The Buckhorn Waterford Cemetery has also been known as:
- Waterford Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96606 <5>
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bridgeport Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport Cemetery
- Sweezy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sweezy Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweezy Cemetery
- Pence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Pence Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence Cemetery
- Goddard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Goddard Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Goddard Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Maquoketa.
- The Goddard Cemetery has also been known as:
- Godard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94880 <5>
- Baden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Baden Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Andrew Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Andrew Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrew Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Andrew Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Andrew.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #201457 <5>
- St. John Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. John Catholic Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John Catholic Cemetery is located in Andrew.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2295251 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Esgate Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Esgate Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fulton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Ironhills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ironhills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhills
- Maquoketa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buckhorn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Buckhorn is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Crab Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Crab Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Town
- Andrew
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Emeline
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Emeline is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emeline
- Baldwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monmouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Monmouth is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Elwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elwood is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Cottonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cottonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Canton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Canton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Delmar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zwingle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Zwingle is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zwingle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Lost Nation
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Washington Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Washington Mills is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Mills
- Springbrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Garry Owen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Garry Owen is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garry Owen
- La Motte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Clay Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Clay Mills is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Mills
- Spragueville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bernard
(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 Esgate 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 Esgate Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Delmar
- Lost Nation
- Maquoketa
- Monmouth
- Wyoming
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 Esgate 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 Esgate Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #456390 (Esgate Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #456390 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: 246 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fulton
- Location given for Esgate Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.1291838 Lon: -90.7143021
- 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' (or 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- Esgate 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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