A visit to the Hoover 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 Hoover Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hoover Cemetery:
40.6961, -91.5163
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hoover Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hoover Cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Hoover Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Hoover Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hoover Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Franklin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Bonnell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bonnell Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnell Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Goldsmith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Goldsmith Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Evangelical Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Evangelical Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evangelical Cemetery
- Graner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Graner Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graner Cemetery
- Whorton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Whorton Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whorton Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- West Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The West Point Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point Cemetery
- Clay Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Clay Grove Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Grove Cemetery
- Mennonite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Everhardt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Everhardt Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everhardt Cemetery
- Creel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Creel Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Beeler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Beeler Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeler Cemetery
- McCulloch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The McCulloch Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCulloch Cemetery
- McKeehan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The McKeehan Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeehan Cemetery
- Donnell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Donnell Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnell Cemetery
- Van Hyning Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Van Hyning Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Hyning Cemetery
- Pitman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pitman Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitman Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
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]<3> of the Hoover Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hoover Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Franklin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- West Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pilot Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pilot Grove is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Donnellson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Saint Paul is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Primrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Mount Hamill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hamill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hamill
- Former names for Mount Hamill:
- Courtwright
- Hamill
- Charleston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Charleston is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Jeffersonville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jeffersonville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
- Houghton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Houghton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Sawyer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sawyer is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Former names for Sawyer:
- Atlee
- Edwards
- White Lane ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- White Lane is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lane
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- New Boston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Boston is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Denmark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Russellville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Russellville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Russellville has also been known as:
- Doantown
- Fort Madison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lowell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lowell is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Big Mound
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Big Mound is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mound
- Croton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Croton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
- Argyle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Farmington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Athens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Athens is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Montrose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nauvoo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Salem
(12 miles [19.3 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 Hoover Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hoover Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Donnellson
- Farmington
- Fort Madison
- Montrose
- Nauvoo
- Salem
- Salem lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Hoover Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- West Point
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 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 Hoover Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Lee 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 Hoover Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #457630 (Hoover Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #457630 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: Lee
- Est. Elev: 203 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Donnellson
- Location given for Hoover Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6961478 Lon: -91.5162673
- 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 Lee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hoover 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |