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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. 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 Gonferman Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gonferman Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   40.9378°   (40° 56' 16")

Lon:   -92.1502°   (-92° 9' 0")

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 .

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:

  • Gonterman 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eldon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eldon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Eldon Cemetery is located in Wapello County
  • Iowaville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Fell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fell Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Brethren Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brethren Cemetery
    • The Brethren Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • The Brethren Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Dunkard Cemetery
  • Batavia City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Batavia City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Batavia City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Batavia City Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Ashland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ashland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ashland Cemetery is located in Wapello County
  • Ellsworth Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellsworth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellsworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ellsworth Cemetery is located in Wapello County
  • Holmes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holmes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holmes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holmes Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Cooper Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cooper Cemetery is located in Wapello County
  • Litgner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Litgner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Litgner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Litgner Cemetery is located in Davis County
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Davis County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Passmore Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Passmore Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Passmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Passmore Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • McCleary Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCleary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCleary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McCleary Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Hackney Grave
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hackney Grave
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hackney Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hackney Grave is located in Wapello County
    • Sedore Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Sioc Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sioc Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sioc Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sioc Cemetery is located in Wapello County
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Davis County
    • Hem Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hem Cemetery is located in Davis County
    • Gregg Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gregg Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gregg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gregg Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Long Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Long Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Coon Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Coon Cemetery is located in Jefferson County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
    • Selma is located in Van Buren County
  • Libertyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
    • Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Leando
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
    • Leando is located in Van Buren County
  • Douds
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douds
    • Douds is located in Van Buren County
  • Chequest
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chequest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chequest
    • Chequest is located in Davis County
  • Abingdon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
    • Abingdon is located in Jefferson County
  • Agency
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agency have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agency
    • Agency is located in Wapello County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agency <6>
  • Cliffland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffland
    • Cliffland is located in Wapello County
  • Floris
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
    • Floris is located in Davis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
  • Fairfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Maharishi Vedic City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maharishi Vedic City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
      • Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
    • Birmingham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • East Ottumwa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Ottumwa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ottumwa
      • East Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
    • Carbon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carbon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
      • Carbon is located in Davis County
    • Competine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competine
      • Competine is located in Wapello County
    • Kilbourn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
      • Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
    • Packwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwood
      • Packwood is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
    • Linby
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linby
      • Linby is located in Jefferson County
    • Dahlonega
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlonega
      • Dahlonega is located in Wapello County
    • Ottumwa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Pekin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pekin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
      • Pekin is located in Jefferson County

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 like to 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 Gonferman Cemetery:

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: GNIS record #1976510 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: Eldon
    • County: Jefferson         Elev: 233
    • Location given for GNIS #1976510 (Gonferman 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 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' (or point-to-point) 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 Gonferman Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9378, Longitude: -92.1502       In this case, the coordinates for the Gonferman Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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