A visit to the Jenkins 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 Jenkins Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Jenkins Cemetery:
42.9000, -91.2418
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Jenkins Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Clayton County<2>.
The county seat for Clayton County is located in Elkader. Elkader lies just to the west southwest of the Jenkins Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Jenkins Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Jenkins Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jenkins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Garnavillo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Garnavillo Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnavillo Cemetery
- Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clayton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Clayton Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Clayton Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Garnavillo.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94485 <5>
- National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The National Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the National Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Farmersburg.
- The National Cemetery has also been known as:
- Farmersburg - National Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95570 <5>
- Clayton Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- County Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The County Home Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
- McClelland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The McClelland Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClelland Cemetery
- Tangeman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Tangeman Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangeman Cemetery
- Norsk Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- First Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Colony Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ceres Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Ceres Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceres Cemetery
- Giard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Winkawitsch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Winkawitsch Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkawitsch Cemetery
- Farmersburg - Wagner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Michael Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Michael Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael Cemetery
- Borcherding Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Borcherding Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borcherding Cemetery
- Bagley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Bagley Cemetery is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley Cemetery
- Moody Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Moody Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- Eastman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Eastman Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Jenkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Jenkins Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Garnavillo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Clayton Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clayton Center is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Center
- Clayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Clayton is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Wyalusing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wyalusing is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyalusing
- Bagley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bagley is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Farmersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Farmersburg is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Saint Olaf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elkader
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Beulah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Beulah is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Glen Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Haven is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- McGregor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Garber
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Garber is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Guttenberg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marquette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Littleport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Littleport is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleport
- Elkport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elkport is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Bridgeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Prairie du Chien
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie du Chien is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Chien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,531 people
- Osborne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Osborne is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Osterdock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Osterdock is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterdock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Watson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Watson is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Monona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mederville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mederville is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mederville
- Patch Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Patch Grove is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patch Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
- Ion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ion is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ion
- Gunder
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gunder is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunder
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 Jenkins Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clayton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jenkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clayton
- Elkader
- Garnavillo
- Guttenberg
- McGregor
- Monona
- Prairie du Chien
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Jenkins Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Clayton 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 Jenkins Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1949246 (Jenkins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1949246 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: Clayton
- Est. Elev: 314 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clayton
- Location given for Jenkins Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.8999866 Lon: -91.2417978
- 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 Clayton, 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- Jenkins 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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