A visit to the Fountain Family Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Fountain Family Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Fountain Family Cemetery (FG ID #94808).
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 Fountain Family Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fountain Family Cemetery:
41.5200, -91.4729
The Fountain Family Cemetery is located in Johnson County<2>.
The county seat for Johnson County is located in Iowa City. Iowa City lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Fountain Family Cemetery .
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Establishment of the Fountain Family Cemetery ...
The Fountain Family Cemetery was established in 1859.
Name Variations for Fountain Family 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.
Fountain Family Cemetery has also been known as:
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 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Fountain Family Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fountain Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sandtown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- River Junction Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Trowbridge - Lenz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cline Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Evans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lone Tree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Earhart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Lenz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lenz Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenz Cemetery
- Thompson - Cherry Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mentzer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Kupka Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Kupka Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kupka Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Grave Yard Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Swank Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Smith Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Family Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Family Cemetery
- Lone Tree Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Lone Tree Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree Cemetery
- St. Vincent Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Vincent Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Vincent Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Litsey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Litsey Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litsey Cemetery
- Clarke Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Clarke Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- South Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The South Prairie Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Prairie Cemetery
- Molback Farm 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 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fountain Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fountain Family Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- River Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Tree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Midway ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Nichols
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nichols is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Downey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Downey is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
- Iowa City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- University Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- University Heights is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- Gladwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Conesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Centerdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kalona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- West Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coralville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oasis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Williamstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Frytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oakdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakdale is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Elmira
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cotter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cotter is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Springdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Morse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ainsworth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Atalissa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tiffin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cosgrove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Windham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Amish
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Fountain Family Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Johnson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fountain Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ainsworth
- Coralville
- Hills
- Hills lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Fountain Family Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hills.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Iowa City
- Kalona
- Lone Tree
- Nichols
- Riverside
- West Branch
- West Liberty
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 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 Fountain Family Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Johnson 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 Fountain Family Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #94808
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #456696 (Fountain Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #456696 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: Johnson
- Est. Elev: 204 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Liberty SW
- Location given for Fountain Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5200206 Lon: -91.4729405
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Johnson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fountain Family 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. |