A visit to the Hickory 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 Hickory Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hickory Cemetery:
40.8870, -91.7471
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hickory Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hickory Cemetery is located in Van Buren County<2>.
The county seat for Van Buren County is located in Keosauqua. Keosauqua lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Hickory Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hickory Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Hickory Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hickory Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Spencer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Spencer Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
- Lambirth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Lambirth Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambirth Cemetery
- Crane Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Crane Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Cemetery
- Glasgow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Glasgow Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Cemetery
- Gilmore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Gilmore Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Cemetery
- Hillsboro Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hillsboro Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Cemetery
- Fielder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fielder Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielder Cemetery
- Jones Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Upland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Upland Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Fordyce Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fordyce Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Trumbo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Trumbo Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbo Cemetery
- Stone - Tree Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Stone - Tree Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone - Tree Cemetery
- Bayles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bayles Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayles Cemetery
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Cedar Creek Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Cemetery
- Cedar Creek Friends Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bonnifield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Bonnifield Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnifield Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Topping Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Topping Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topping Cemetery
- Dibble Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Dibble Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibble Cemetery
- South Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The South Salem Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Salem Cemetery
- East Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The East Salem Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Salem Cemetery
- Oakland Mills Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morman Graves
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Morman Graves is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morman Graves
- Grant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hickory Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hickory Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hillsboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Stockport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glasgow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glasgow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Lockridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oakland Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland Mills is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mills
- Rome
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rome is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Winchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Winchester is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Russellville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Russellville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Russellville has also been known as:
- Doantown
- Westwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Westwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Big Mound
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Big Mound is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mound
- White Lane ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- White Lane is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lane
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Houghton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Houghton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Birmingham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Mount Zion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Mount Hamill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hamill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hamill
- Former names for Mount Hamill:
- Courtwright
- Hamill
- Mount Pleasant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kilbourn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
- Bonaparte
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pilot Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pilot Grove is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Saint Paul
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Paul is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Fairfield
(14 miles [22.5 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 Hickory Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Van Buren County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hickory Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Birmingham
- Bonaparte
- Fairfield
- Keosauqua
- Lockridge
- Mount Pleasant
- Salem
- Salem lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Hickory Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Stockport
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Hickory Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Van Buren 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 Hickory Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #457422 (Hickory Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #457422 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: Van Buren
- Est. Elev: 204 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lockridge East
- Location given for Hickory Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8869715 Lon: -91.7471105
- 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 Van Buren, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hickory 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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