A visit to the Henness 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 Henness Cemetery ...
The Henness Cemetery is located in Mahaska County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Beacon Cemetery
- Bluff Creek Cemetery
- Boles Cemetery
- The Boles Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
- Carpenter Cemetery
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Chew Cemetery
- Coal Creek Cemetery
- Crane Cemetery
- De Long Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
- Forest Cemetery
- Mahaska County Farm Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- McGlasson Cemetery
- Muchakinock Cemetery
- The Muchakinock Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muchakinock Cemetery
- Oskaloosa Friends Cemetery
- Prine Cemetery
- Rochester Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
- University Park Cemetery
- White Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Henness Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Avery
- Beacon
- Bluff Creek
- Bussey
- Cedar
- Chillicothe
- Chillicothe is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Dudley
- Eddyville
- Evans
- Exeelsior
- Fishville
- Fremont
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Givin
- Hamilton
- Harvey
- Harvey is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Keomah Village
- Kirkville
- Kirkville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Lacey
- Lakonta
- Leighton
- Lovilia
- Marysville
- Olivet
- Oskaloosa
- Rose Hill
- Tracy
- University Park
- Wright
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 Henness Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mahaska County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Henness Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bussey
- Eddyville
- Fremont
- Lovilia
- Oskaloosa
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 professional and volunteer 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 Henness Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Mahaska 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 Henness Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #457399 (Henness Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #457399 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: Mahaska
- Est. Elev: 240 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Eddyville
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Mahaska, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Henness Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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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