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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hoover Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hoover Cemetery
Lat: 40.6961° (40° 41' 45")
Lon: -91.5163° (-91° 30' 58")
The Hoover Cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.
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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franklin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Bonnell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bonnell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bonnell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bonnell Cemetery is located in Lee County
- St. Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Goldsmith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goldsmith Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goldsmith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Goldsmith Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Evangelical Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evangelical Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evangelical Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Evangelical Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Graner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graner Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Graner Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Whorton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whorton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whorton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Whorton Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Lee County
- West Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Point Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The West Point Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Clay Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clay Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clay Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Clay Grove Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Mennonite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mennonite Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Everhardt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Everhardt Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Everhardt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Everhardt Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Creel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Creel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Creel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Creel Cemetery is located in Lee County
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Beeler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beeler Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beeler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Beeler Cemetery is located in Lee County
- McCulloch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCulloch Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCulloch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McCulloch Cemetery is located in Lee County
- McKeehan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKeehan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKeehan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McKeehan Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Donnell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Donnell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Donnell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Donnell Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Van Hyning Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Hyning Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Hyning Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Van Hyning Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Pitman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pitman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pitman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pitman Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friends Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Lee County
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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Lee County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Pilot Grove is located in Lee County
- Donnellson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Saint Paul is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Primrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Primrose is located in Lee County
- Mount Hamill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hamill
- Mount Hamill is located in Lee County
- Former names for Mount Hamill:
- Courtwright
- Hamill
- Charleston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Charleston is located in Lee County
- Jeffersonville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
- Jeffersonville is located in Lee County
- Houghton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
- Houghton is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Sawyer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Sawyer is located in Lee County
- Former names for Sawyer:
- Atlee
- Edwards
- White Lane ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lane
- White Lane is located in Lee County
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- New Boston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- New Boston is located in Lee County
- Denmark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Russellville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Russellville is located in Lee County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Lowell is located in Henry County
- Big Mound
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mound
- Big Mound is located in Lee County
- Croton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
- Croton is located in Lee County
- Argyle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argyle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Argyle is located in Lee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Argyle <5>
- Farmington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Athens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Athens is located in Clark County (MO)
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Salem is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <5>
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 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 Hoover Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Lee County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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: GNIS record #457630 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Donnellson
- County: Lee Elev: 203
- Location given for GNIS #457630 (Hoover Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lee County: www.leecounty.org/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
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 '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Hoover Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6961, Longitude: -91.5163 In this case, the coordinates for the Hoover Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |