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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. 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 Graper Farm Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Graper Farm Cemetery has been estimated.<2>

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

Lat:   41.5907°   (41° 35' 26")

Lon:   -91.7317°   (-91° 43' 54")

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 .

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:

  • Graper 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 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.

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kalona have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalona
    • Kalona is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalona <7>
  • Tiffin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Wellman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellman have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
    • Wellman is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellman <7>
  • Oxford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Oxford is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <7>
  • University Heights
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
    • University Heights is located in Johnson County
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
    • Hills is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hills <7>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Coralville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coralville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coralville
      • Coralville is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,484 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coralville <7>
    • Oakdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakdale have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
      • Oakdale is located in Johnson County
    • Iowa City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • North Liberty
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
      • North Liberty is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,736 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Liberty <7>
    • Nira
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nira. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nira
      • Nira is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Nira
      • From the Graper Farm Cemetery to Nira
    • River Junction
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Parnell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parnell have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
      • Parnell is located in Iowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parnell <7>
    • Midway ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Midway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Johnson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Midway
      • From the Graper Farm Cemetery to Midway
    • Cou Falls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Williamsburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
      • Williamsburg is located in Iowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <7>

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
    • Kalona lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Graper Farm Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kalona.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalona
  • Oxford
    • Oxford lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Graper Farm Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oxford.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Parnell
  • Riverside
  • Wellman
  • Williamsburg

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 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:

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 GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2002554  (Graper Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #2002554 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: Williamstown
    • County: Johnson         Elev: 215
    • Location given for GNIS #2002554 (Graper Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2462040

The official website for Johnson County: www.johnson-county.com/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Graper Farm Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5907, Longitude: -91.7317       In this case, the coordinates for the Graper Farm Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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