A visit to the Handcart Pioneer Burial Ground ...
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 <1> 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. 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 Handcart Pioneer Burial Ground ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Handcart Pioneer Burial Ground:
41.6675, -91.5781
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Handcart Pioneer Burial Ground has been estimated.<2> - use with caution.
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on the Handcart Pioneer Burial Ground.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> of the Handcart Pioneer Burial Ground.<5>
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)
- 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)
- Memory Gardens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Summerhays Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Summerhays Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhays Cemetery
- Alt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- 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)
- Newport Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgewood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hummer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eash Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yoder Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Yoder Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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.
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)
- University Heights is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- 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)
- Oakdale is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Coralville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tiffin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Midway ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cosgrove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elmira
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Morse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Windham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Williamstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oasis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Solon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cou Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Riverside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Shueyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Shueyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shueyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
- River Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Downey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Downey is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
- West Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kalona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Swisher
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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
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:
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:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2414882
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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Handcart Pioneer Burial Ground) 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. |