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A visit to the Farnum Cemetery ...


The location of the Farnum Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Farnum Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Farnum Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Farnum Cemetery

Lat:   40.7611°   (40° 45' 39")

Lon:   -91.7507°   (-91° 45' 2")

The Farnum Cemetery is located in Van Buren County<2>.

The county seat for Van Buren County is located in Keosauqua. Keosauqua lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west of the Farnum Cemetery .

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 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 Farnum Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Van Buren County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Farnum Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Farnum Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Farnum Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Big Mound
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mound
      • Big Mound is located in Lee County
    • Bonaparte
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonaparte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonaparte
      • Bonaparte is located in Van Buren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonaparte <4>
    • Russellville ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
      • Russellville is located in Lee County
      • Russellville has also been known as:
      • Doantown
    • Hillsboro
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
      • Hillsboro is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
    • White Lane ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lane
      • White Lane is located in Lee County
    • Mount Hamill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hamill
      • Mount Hamill is located in Lee County
      • Former names for Mount Hamill:
      • Courtwright
      • Hamill
    • Houghton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
      • Houghton is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Stockport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Farmington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Primrose
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
      • Primrose is located in Lee County
    • Salem
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
    • Pilot Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
      • Pilot Grove is located in Lee County
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Kilbourn
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
        • Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
      • Keosauqua
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Acasto
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acasto
        • Acasto is located in Clark County (MO)
      • Anson
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
        • Anson is located in Clark County (MO)
      • Athens
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
        • Athens is located in Clark County (MO)
      • Croton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
        • Croton is located in Lee County
      • Donnellson
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint Paul
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
        • Saint Paul is located in Lee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
      • Mount Sterling
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
        • Mount Sterling is located in Van Buren County
        • Estimated population in 2012: 36 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Sterling <4>
      • Birmingham
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birmingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
        • Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
      • Franklin
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
        • Franklin is located in Lee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
      • Oakland Mills
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mills
        • Oakland Mills is located in Henry County
      • West Point
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Westwood
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
        • Westwood is located in Henry County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
      • Rome
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
        • Rome is located in Henry County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 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 Farnum 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 Farnum Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Farnum Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Farnum Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Wallingford Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallingford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wallingford Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallingford Cemetery
    • Holsworth Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holsworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holsworth Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holsworth Cemetery
    • White Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The White Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
    • Stone - Tree Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone - Tree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stone - Tree Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone - Tree Cemetery
    • Dunn Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dunn Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunn Cemetery
    • Blackmore Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blackmore Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackmore Cemetery
    • Chapman Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chapman Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapman Cemetery
    • Snyder Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snyder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Snyder Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snyder Cemetery
    • Bayles Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bayles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bayles Cemetery is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bayles Cemetery
    • Dibble Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dibble Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dibble Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dibble Cemetery
    • Reed's Creek Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed's Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reed's Creek Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed's Creek Cemetery
    • Kennedy Farm Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kennedy Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kennedy Farm Cemetery is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kennedy Farm Cemetery
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Bentonsport Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bentonsport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bentonsport Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bentonsport Cemetery
      • New Lexington Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Lexington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The New Lexington Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Lexington Cemetery
      • Bonaparte Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bonaparte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bonaparte Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bonaparte Cemetery
      • Sharon Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sharon Cemetery is located in Lee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharon Cemetery
      • Cottonwood Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottonwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Lee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottonwood Cemetery
      • Hillsboro Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillsboro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hillsboro Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillsboro Cemetery
      • Fordyce Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fordyce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fordyce Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fordyce Cemetery
      • Trumbo Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trumbo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Trumbo Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trumbo Cemetery
      • Vernon Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Vernon Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vernon Cemetery
      • Cave Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cave Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cave Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cave Cemetery
      • Rhodes Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rhodes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rhodes Cemetery
      • McDaniel Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Sax Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sax Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sax Cemetery is located in Lee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sax Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Farnum Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1981002  (Farnum Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1981002 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Stockport
      • County: Van Buren         Elev: 221
      • Location given for GNIS #1981002 (Farnum Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

    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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Farnum Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7611, Longitude: -91.7507       In this case, the coordinates for the Farnum Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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