A visit to the Huron Island 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 Huron Island Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Huron Island Cemetery:
41.0500, -90.9585
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Huron Island Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Huron Island Cemetery is located in Des Moines County<2>.
The county seat for Des Moines County is located in Burlington. Burlington lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Huron Island Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Huron Island Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Huron Island Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Huron Island Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Keithsburg Greenmound Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Keithsburg Greenmound Cemetery is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keithsburg Greenmound Cemetery
- The Keithsburg Greenmound Cemetery has also been known as:
- Keithsburg Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #728893 <5>
- Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Memorial Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Cemetery
- Hawkeye Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hawkeye Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye Cemetery
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Dolbee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dolbee Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolbee Cemetery
- Hawkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Old Swedish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Swedish Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Swedish Cemetery
- Kingston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Kingston Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Cemetery
- Hinson Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hinson Family Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinson Family Cemetery
- New Boston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The New Boston Cemetery is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Parson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Parson Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parson Cemetery
- Round Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Round Prairie Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Prairie Cemetery
- Hukill Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hukill Farm Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hukill Farm Cemetery
- Driskell Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Driskell Farm Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driskell Farm Cemetery
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newberry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Newberry Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry Cemetery
- Oquawka Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Oquawka Cemetery is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oquawka Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oquawka Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Oquawka (IL).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #726448 <5>
- Coghill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Huron Island Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Huron Island Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Milroy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Milroy is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
- Keithsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oakville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Oquawka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Boston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Seaton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elrick Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Elrick Junction is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrick Junction
- Rozetta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rozetta is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozetta
- Mediapolis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Little York
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Joy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Joy is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joy <6>
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sperry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sperry is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sperry
- Gladstone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sunbeam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sunbeam is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam
- Mannon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mannon is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannon
- Dodgeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dodgeville is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Biggsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Biggsville is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Eleanor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Eleanor is located in Warren County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
- Wapello
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wapello is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
- Kline
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kline is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
- Aledo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Petersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Petersville is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Morning Sun
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Eliza
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Eliza is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Kirkwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Norwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Norwood is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
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 Huron Island Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Des Moines County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Huron Island Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aledo
- Aledo lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Huron Island Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Aledo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aledo
- Biggsville
- Keithsburg
- Mediapolis
- Morning Sun
- New Boston
- Oakville
- Oquawka
- Seaton
- Wapello
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 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 Huron Island Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Des Moines 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 Huron Island Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1995078 (Huron Island Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1995078 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: Des Moines
- Est. Elev: 163 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Keithsburg
- Location given for Huron Island Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0500356 Lon: -90.9584763
- 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 Des Moines, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Huron Island 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |