A visit to the Jefferson Township 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 Jefferson Twp. Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Jefferson Twp. Cemetery:
42.3139, -91.9932
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Jefferson Twp. Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Jefferson Twp. Cemetery is located in Buchanan County<2>.
The county seat for Buchanan County is located in Independence. Independence lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Jefferson Twp. Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Jefferson Twp. Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jefferson Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bear Creek School Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- Clayton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Clayton Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Auburn Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Auburn Cemetery
- Spencers Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Engledow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Engledow Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engledow Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Greenwall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenwall Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwall Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pettit Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Pettit Hill Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit Hill Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- The Cox Cemetery has also been known as:
- Primmer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1593452 <5>
- Rowley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Rowley Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowley Cemetery
- Westview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Westview Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Cemetery
- Kisling Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Kisling Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kisling Cemetery
- Urbana Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Urbana Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana Cemetery
- State Hospital Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pratt Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Pratt Creek Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Creek Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Vinton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94709 <5>
- Davis Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Jefferson Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Jefferson Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brandon
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Brandon is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Hamerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hamerville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamerville
- Shady Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Mount Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Auburn is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Spencers Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Spencers Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Grove
- Jubilee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jubilee is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
- Urbana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rowley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- La Porte City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jesup
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Benton City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Benton City is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Walker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Walker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Independence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quasqueton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbertville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
- Garrison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garrison is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Center Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Doris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Doris is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doris
- Troy Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Raymond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Raymond is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Shellsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Run Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Run Heights is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
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 Jefferson Twp. Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Buchanan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jefferson Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Center Point
- Dysart
- Garrison
- Independence
- La Porte City
- Quasqueton
- Shellsburg
- Urbana
- Vinton
- Walker
- Winthrop
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 Jefferson Twp. Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Buchanan 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 Jefferson Twp. Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #463629 (Jefferson Township Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #463629 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: Buchanan
- Est. Elev: 254 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cheney
- Location given for Jefferson Township Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.3138803 Lon: -91.9932338
- 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 Buchanan, 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 from Point A (ie- Jefferson Twp. 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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