A visit to the Helm 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 Helm Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Helm Cemetery:
41.2192, -92.3794
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Helm Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Helm Cemetery is located in Keokuk County<2>.
The county seat for Keokuk County is located in Sigourney. Sigourney lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the Helm Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Helm Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Helm Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Helm Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Abel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Abel Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel Cemetery
- Cedar Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Twp. Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brooks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Slagle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Slagle Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagle Cemetery
- Rayburn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Rayburn Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn Cemetery
- Tioga Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Tioga Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Hook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hook Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hook Cemetery
- Kensler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Kensler Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensler Cemetery
- Hewitt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hewitt Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt Cemetery
- White Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Funk Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Funk Family Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk Family Cemetery
- McCormick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The McCormick Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick Cemetery
- Deuser Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Deuser Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deuser Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Funk Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Funk Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk Cemetery
- Westview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Westview Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Cemetery
- Thompson Grave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Thompson Grave is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Grave
- Martinsburg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Martinsburg Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Skinner - McConnell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Garrett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Springfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Helm Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Helm Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fremont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hedrick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hedrick is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Highland Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Highland Center is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Center
- Martinsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Martinsburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Hayesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hayesville is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Delta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Delta is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Exeelsior
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Exeelsior is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeelsior
- Wright
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wright is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Cedar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cedar is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
- Kirkville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Rose Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Nugent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Nugent is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nugent
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Keomah Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Keomah Village is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keomah Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Keb ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Keb is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keb
- Competine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Competine is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competine
- Dahlonega
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dahlonega is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlonega
- Sigourney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Indianapolis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Indianapolis is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
- Chillicothe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chillicothe is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Pekin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pekin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- What Cheer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Eddyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Linby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Linby is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linby
- University Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- University Park is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Dudley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dudley is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Ottumwa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- East Ottumwa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- East Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ottumwa
- Ollie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ollie is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Oskaloosa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Givin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Givin is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givin
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 Helm Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Keokuk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Helm Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Delta
- Eddyville
- Fremont
- Hedrick
- Martinsburg
- Oskaloosa
- Ottumwa
- Sigourney
- What Cheer
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Helm Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Keokuk 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 Helm Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #457387 (Helm Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #457387 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: Keokuk
- Est. Elev: 247 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fremont
- Location given for Helm Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.2191787 Lon: -92.3793522
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Keokuk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Helm Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
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