A visit to the Hawkeye Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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 Hawkeye Cemetery ...
The Hawkeye Cemetery is located in Des Moines County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Dolbee Cemetery
- The Dolbee Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolbee Cemetery
- Dravis Cemetery
- The Dravis Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dravis Cemetery
- Driskell Farm Cemetery
- The Driskell Farm Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driskell Farm Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Hazel Grove Cemetery
- The Hazel Grove Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Grove Cemetery
- Hinson Family Cemetery
- The Hinson Family Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinson Family Cemetery
- Hukill Farm Cemetery
- The Hukill Farm Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hukill Farm Cemetery
- Huron Island Cemetery
- The Huron Island Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Island Cemetery
- Keithsburg Greenmound Cemetery
- The Keithsburg Greenmound Cemetery is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keithsburg Greenmound Cemetery
- The Keithsburg Greenmound Cemetery has also been known as:
- Keithsburg Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #728893 <2>
- Kingston Cemetery
- The Kingston Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Cemetery
- Kossuth Cemetery
- The Kossuth Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth Cemetery
- Loper Cemetery
- The Loper Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
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- Mallory Cemetery
- The Mallory Cemetery is located in Louisa County
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- Newberry Cemetery
- The Newberry Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry Cemetery
- Northfield Cemetery
- The Northfield Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
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- Old Swedish Cemetery
- The Old Swedish Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Swedish Cemetery
- Parson Cemetery
- The Parson Cemetery is located in Louisa County
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- Pegtown Cemetery
- The Pegtown Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
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- Potter's Timber Cemetery
- Round Prairie Cemetery
- The Round Prairie Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
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- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
- St. Mary's Cemetery
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Louisa County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hawkeye Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Biggsville
- Biggsville is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Burlington
- Dodgeville
- Dodgeville is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Elrick Junction
- Elrick Junction is located in Louisa County
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- Gladstone
- Gulf Port
- Gulf Port is located in Henderson County (IL)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Joy
- Joy is located in Mercer County (IL)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joy <4>
- Keithsburg
- Kingston
- Kingston is located in Des Moines County
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- Kline
- Kline is located in Des Moines County
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- Little York
- Mannon
- Mannon is located in Mercer County (IL)
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- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Mediapolis
- Milroy
- Milroy is located in Henderson County (IL)
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- Morning Sun
- New Boston
- Oakville
- Oquawka
- Rozetta
- Rozetta is located in Henderson County (IL)
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- Seaton
- Sperry
- Sperry is located in Des Moines County
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- Wapello
- Wapello is located in Louisa County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
- West Burlington
- Yarmouth
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 Hawkeye Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Des Moines County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hawkeye Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Biggsville
- Burlington
- Keithsburg
- Mediapolis
- Morning Sun
- New Boston
- Oakville
- Oquawka
- Seaton
- Wapello
- West Burlington
- Yarmouth
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Hawkeye Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Des Moines 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 Hawkeye Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #457328 (Hawkeye Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #457328 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: Des Moines
- Est. Elev: 194 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oakville
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Des Moines, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hawkeye Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |