A visit to the Graper Farm 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 Graper Farm Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Graper Farm Cemetery (FG ID #2462040).
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 Graper Farm Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Graper Farm Cemetery:
41.5907, -91.7317
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Graper Farm Cemetery has been estimated.<2> - use with caution.
The Graper Farm Cemetery is located in Johnson County<3>.
The county seat for Johnson County is located in Iowa City. Iowa City lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> to the east northeast of the Graper Farm Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Graper Farm Cemetery.
Name Variations for Graper Farm 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.
Graper Farm 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 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Graper Farm Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Graper Farm Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Peters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Angels Rest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Frytown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Yoder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Yoder Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder Cemetery
- Hummer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Windham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hochstetler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hochstetler Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hochstetler Cemetery
- Haven Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sharon Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Gingerich Sharon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- John Helmuth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wertz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brenneman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairview Mennonite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns German Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon Center United Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yoder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Yoder Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder Cemetery
- Eash Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Unity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Graper Farm Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Graper Farm Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Williamstown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Frytown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Windham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cosgrove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Amish
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kalona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tiffin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wellman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- University Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- University Heights is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- Riverside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Coralville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Iowa City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nira
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- River Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Parnell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Midway ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cou Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Williamsburg
(15 miles [24.1 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 Graper Farm 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 Graper Farm Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amana
- Amana lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Graper Farm Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Amana.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amana
- Coralville
- Hills
- Hills lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Graper Farm Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hills.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Iowa City
- Kalona
- Oxford
- Parnell
- Riverside
- Wellman
- Williamsburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Graper Farm 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 Graper Farm Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2462040
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2002554 (Graper Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2002554 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: 215 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Williamstown
- Location given for Graper Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5916814 Lon: -91.7223929
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Graper Farm Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |