A visit to the Kelley Family Burial Ground ...
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 Kelley Family Burial Ground ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kelley Family Burial Ground:
41.6555, -93.1891
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Kelley Family Burial Ground can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Kelley Family Burial Ground is located in Jasper County<2>.
The county seat for Jasper County is located in Newton. Newton lies just to the east northeast of the Kelley Family Burial Ground .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Kelley Family Burial Ground.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kelley Family Burial Ground, with the nearest first.
- Slaughter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Slaughter Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Colfax Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Colfax Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax Cemetery
- The Colfax Cemetery has also been known as:
- Highland - Oak Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2189044 <5>
- Mound Prairie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Sugar Grove Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove Cemetery
- Shipp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Shipp Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipp Cemetery
- Westview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Westview Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Cemetery
- Waveland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McKeever Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The McKeever Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeever Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Moffitt Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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- Greencastle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Greencastle Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle Cemetery
- Prairie Belle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dowler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Dowler Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowler Cemetery
- Palo Alto Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Palo Alto Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto Cemetery
- Newton Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Newton Union Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Union Cemetery
- The Newton Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #213405 <5>
- Sams Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Sams Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Cemetery
- Mitchellville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rhinehart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Rhinehart Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinehart Cemetery
- Livingston Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Livingston Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston Cemetery
- Linder Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Linder Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linder 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 Kelley Family Burial Ground.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kelley Family Burial Ground, with the nearest first:
- Metz
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Metz is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Colfax
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Goddard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Goddard is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
- Lambs Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lambs Grove is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Oswalt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oswalt is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswalt
- Green Castle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Green Castle is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle
- Newton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Valeria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Valeria is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Ira
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ira is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Vandalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vandalia is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Mingo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mitchellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Monroe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reasnor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reasnor is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reasnor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Santiago
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Santiago is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiago
- Baxter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Percy ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Percy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
- Runnells
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clyde
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clyde is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Adelphi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Adelphi is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelphi
- Swan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Swan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Galesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Galesburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Killduff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Killduff is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killduff
- Bondurant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Kelley Family Burial Ground. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jasper County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Kelley Family Burial Ground.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Baxter
- Colfax
- Colfax lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Kelley Family Burial Ground.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Colfax.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Mitchellville
- Monroe
- Monroe lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Kelley Family Burial Ground.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Monroe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Newton
- Newton lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Kelley Family Burial Ground.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Newton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Prairie City
- Runnells
- Swan
- Swan lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Kelley Family Burial Ground.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Swan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
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 Kelley Family Burial Ground:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Jasper 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 Kelley Family Burial Ground:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1999712 (Kelley Family Burial Ground)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1999712 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: Jasper
- Est. Elev: 276 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Colfax
- Location given for Kelley Family Burial Ground:
- Lat: 41.6555453 Lon: -93.1890921
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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 Jasper, 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 from Point A (ie- Kelley Family Burial Ground) 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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