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We aren't confident of the location of the Handcart Pioneer Burial Ground, so consider the above location as an estimate.<1>


Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Handcart Pioneer Burial Ground. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <2> website: The Handcart Pioneer Burial Ground (FG ID #2414882)

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 Handcart Pioneer Burial Ground ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Handcart Pioneer Burial Ground has been estimated.

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Handcart Pioneer Burial Ground

Lat:   41.6675°   (41° 40' 2")

Lon:   -91.5781°   (-91° 34' 41")

The Handcart Pioneer Burial Ground is located in Johnson County<3>.

The county seat for Johnson County is located in Iowa City. Iowa City lies just to the east southeast of the Handcart Pioneer Burial Ground .

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 Handcart Pioneer Burial Ground:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Johnson County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Handcart Pioneer Burial Ground itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Handcart Pioneer Burial Ground.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Handcart Pioneer Burial Ground, with the nearest first.

    • University Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
    • Iowa City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Oakdale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakdale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
      • Oakdale is located in Johnson County
    • Coralville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coralville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <6>
    • North Liberty
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <6>
    • Tiffin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiffin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffin
      • Tiffin is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,629 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiffin <6>
    • Midway ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Johnson County
    • Cosgrove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosgrove
      • Cosgrove is located in Johnson County
    • Hills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <6>
    • Morse
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morse have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
      • Morse is located in Johnson County
    • Windham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
      • Windham is located in Johnson County
    • Williamstown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
      • Williamstown is located in Johnson County
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Frytown
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
        • Frytown is located in Johnson County
      • Oasis
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
        • Oasis is located in Johnson County
      • Solon
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
        • Solon is located in Johnson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,771 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <6>
      • Cou Falls
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cou Falls
        • Cou Falls is located in Johnson County
      • Oxford
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <6>
      • Riverside
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Shueyville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shueyville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shueyville
        • Shueyville is located in Johnson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
      • River Junction
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
        • River Junction is located in Johnson County
      • Downey
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downey have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
        • Downey is located in Cedar County
      • West Branch
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Amish
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish
        • Amish is located in Johnson County
      • Kalona
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kalona have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <6>
      • Swisher
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swisher have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swisher
        • Swisher is located in Johnson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swisher <6>

    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 Handcart Pioneer Burial Ground. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Johnson County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Handcart Pioneer Burial Ground.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Coralville
    • Hills
      • Hills lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Handcart Pioneer Burial Ground.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hills.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
    • Iowa City
    • Kalona
      • Kalona lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Handcart Pioneer Burial Ground.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kalona.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalona
    • Oxford
      • Oxford lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Handcart Pioneer Burial Ground.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oxford.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Riverside
    • Solon
      • Solon lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Handcart Pioneer Burial Ground.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Solon.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
    • West Branch

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Handcart Pioneer Burial Ground.<7>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Handcart Pioneer Burial Ground, with the nearest first.

    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Agudas Achim Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Agudas Achim Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • The Agudas Achim Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Agudis Achim Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Agudas Achim Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94148 <2>
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Unity Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Welsh Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Welsh Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • The Welsh Cemetery has also been known as:
      • First Welsh Congregational Church Cemetery
      • Welsh Pioneer Cemetery
      • Welsh UCC Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welsh Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2163242 <2>
    • Memory Gardens Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Summerhays Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summerhays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Summerhays Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summerhays Cemetery
    • Alt Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Alt Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • The Alt Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • The Alt Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Wein Burying Ground
      • Wein Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alt Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2140588 <2>
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • North Scott Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • St. Mary's Newport Catholic Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • The St. Mary's Newport Catholic Cemetery is located in Johnson County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Newport Catholic Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<4> to the south of Iowa City.
        • The St. Mary's Newport Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
        • St. Marys Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Newport Catholic Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2429528 <2>
      • Newport Twp. Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Ridgewood Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • The Ridgewood Cemetery is located in Johnson County
        • The Ridgewood Cemetery has also been known as:
        • North Liberty Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridgewood Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95947 <2>
      • Hummer Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • The Hummer Cemetery is located in Johnson County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hummer Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the southwest of Frytown.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hummer Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95147 <2>
      • Eash Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Yoder Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yoder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Yoder Cemetery is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yoder Cemetery
      • Mentzer Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Earhart Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

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

    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 Handcart Pioneer Burial Ground:

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

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>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.
    <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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Handcart Pioneer Burial Ground. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6675, Longitude: -91.5781    
    <5>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <7>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.




 

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