A visit to the Lafayette 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 Lafayette Cemetery ...
The Lafayette Cemetery is located in Keokuk County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Baden Cemetery
- The Baden Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
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- Bethel Methodist Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
- The Center Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Center Ridge Cemetery
- The Center Ridge Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
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- Church of the Brethren Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Garibaldi Cemetery
- The Garibaldi Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
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- Keota Cemetery
- The Keota Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
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- Knox Cemetery
- The Knox Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
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- Middleton Cemetery
- The Middleton Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Old Bethel Cemetery
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
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- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
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- St. Elizabeths Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
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- St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
- Shockley Cemetery
- The Shockley Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
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- South English Cemetery
- Stoermer Cemetery
- The Stoermer Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
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- Talleyrand Cemetery
- The Talleyrand Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
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- Tyrone Cemetery
- The Tyrone Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Valley Cemetery
- The Valley Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Vincent Cemetery
- The Vincent Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
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- Walton Cemetery
- The Walton Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
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- Westminister Cemetery
- The Westminister Cemetery is located in Washington County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Lafayette Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Ambrose
- Ambrose is located in Iowa County
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- Amish
- Amish is located in Johnson County
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- Aurora
- Aurora is located in Keokuk County
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- Brighton
- Harper
- Harper is located in Keokuk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Hayesville
- Hayesville is located in Keokuk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Keota
- Keswick
- Kinross
- Kinross is located in Keokuk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Millersburg
- Millersburg is located in Iowa County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Nira
- Nira is located in Washington County
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- North English
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- Nugent
- Nugent is located in Keokuk County
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- Ollie
- Ollie is located in Keokuk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Parnell
- Pekin
- Pekin is located in Jefferson County
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- Richland
- Rubio
- Rubio is located in Washington County
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- Sigourney
- South English
- South English is located in Keokuk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Talleyrand
- Talleyrand is located in Keokuk County
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- Webster
- Webster is located in Keokuk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Wellman
- West Chester
- West Chester is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 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 Lafayette Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Keokuk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lafayette Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brighton
- Delta
- Kalona
- Keota
- Keswick
- North English
- Parnell
- Pleasant Plain
- Richland
- Sigourney
- South English
- Washington
- Wellman
- West Chester
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 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 Lafayette Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Keokuk 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 Lafayette Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #458171 (Lafayette Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #458171 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: Keokuk
- Est. Elev: 243 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: South English
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Keokuk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lafayette Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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