A visit to the Gonferman 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 Gonferman Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gonferman Cemetery:
40.9378, -92.1502
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gonferman Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gonferman Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Fairfield. Fairfield lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Gonferman Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gonferman Cemetery.
Name Variations for Gonferman 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.
We have seen the following variation for Gonferman Cemetery:
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 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Gonferman Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gonferman Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Winsell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eldon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Eldon Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldon Cemetery
- Iowaville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Fell Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fell Cemetery
- Brethren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Brethren Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brethren Cemetery
- The Brethren Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dunkard Cemetery
- Batavia City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Batavia City Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia City Cemetery
- Ashland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ashland Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Cemetery
- Ellsworth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ellsworth Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth Cemetery
- Holmes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Holmes Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Litgner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Litgner Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litgner Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Passmore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Passmore Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passmore Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- McCleary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The McCleary Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCleary Cemetery
- Hackney Grave
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hackney Grave is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney Grave
- Sedore Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sioc Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Sioc Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioc Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Hem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hem Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hem Cemetery
- Gregg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Gregg Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Coon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Coon Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Cemetery
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 Gonferman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gonferman Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Eldon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Batavia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Selma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Selma is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Libertyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Leando
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leando is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
- Douds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Douds is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douds
- Chequest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chequest is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chequest
- Abingdon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Abingdon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Agency
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cliffland is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffland
- Floris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Floris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Fairfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Maharishi Vedic City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
- Birmingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- East Ottumwa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- East Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ottumwa
- Carbon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Carbon is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Competine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Competine is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competine
- Kilbourn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
- Packwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Packwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Winchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Linby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Linby is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linby
- Dahlonega
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dahlonega is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlonega
- Ottumwa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pekin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pekin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Mount Zion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
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 Gonferman Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gonferman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batavia
- Birmingham
- Eldon
- Eldon lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Gonferman Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Eldon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldon
- Fairfield
- Ottumwa
- Selma
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 helpful 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 Gonferman Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Gonferman Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1976510 (Gonferman Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1976510 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 233 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Eldon
- Location given for Gonferman Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9377973 Lon: -92.1501783
- 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 Jefferson, 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- Gonferman 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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