A visit to the Friends 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 Friends Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Friends Cemetery:
41.4395, -92.3844
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Friends Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Friends Cemetery is located in Keokuk County<2>.
The county seat for Keokuk County is located in Sigourney. Sigourney lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Friends Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Friends Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Friends Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Friends Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sixteen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Sixteen Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixteen Cemetery
- Indianapolis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Indianapolis Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- McFarlan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The McFarlan Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Humes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Humes Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humes Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Tinsley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Tinsley Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsley Cemetery
- Waddell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Waddell Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddell Cemetery
- Barnes City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Barnes City Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Barnes City Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Barnes City.
- Mormon Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mormon Point Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Point Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bedwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bedwell Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedwell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bedwell Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Rose Hill.
- Bailey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Lisor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Lisor Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisor Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Hewitt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hewitt Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt Cemetery
- Springfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Garrett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Friends Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Friends Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Coal Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Coal Creek is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Thornburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thornburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Gibson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gibson is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Indianapolis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Indianapolis is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
- What Cheer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tilton is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Barnes City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keswick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Delta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Delta is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Aurora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Aurora is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Rose Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Deep River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Deep River is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Union Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Union Mills is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Ambrose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ambrose is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
- Sigourney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Webster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Webster is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Montezuma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lacey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lacey is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Keomah Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Keomah Village is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keomah Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Hayesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hayesville is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- New Sharon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Exeelsior
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Exeelsior is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeelsior
- Millersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Millersburg is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Guernsey
(14 miles [22.5 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 Friends Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Keokuk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Friends Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barnes City
- Deep River
- Delta
- Delta lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Friends Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Delta.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Fremont
- Keswick
- Montezuma
- Sigourney
- South English
- What Cheer
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Friends Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Keokuk 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 Friends Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #456783 (Friends Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #456783 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: Keokuk
- Est. Elev: 255 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gibson
- Location given for Friends Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4394512 Lon: -92.3843516
- 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 Keokuk, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Friends 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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