A visit to the Leech 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 Leech Cemetery ...
The Leech Cemetery is located in Van Buren County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Anson Cemetery
- The Anson Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
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- Bethel Cemetery
- Boston Cemetery
- The Boston Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
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- Columbus Cemetery
- The Columbus Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
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- County Farm Cemetery
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
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- Fellows Cemetery
- The Fellows Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
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- Forbes Cemetery
- The Forbes Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
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- Kilbourne Cemetery
- The Kilbourne Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
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- Lippincott Cemetery
- The Lippincott Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
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- Miller Cemetery
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
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- Oak Lawn Cemetery
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
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- Pittsburg Cemetery
- The Pittsburg Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
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- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Purdom Cemetery
- The Purdom Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the Purdom Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Keosauqua.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95904 <2>
- Railroad Grave
- The Railroad Grave is located in Van Buren County
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- Rider Cemetery
- The Rider Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
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- Rogers Cemetery
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
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- Roush Cemetery
- The Roush Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
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- Tedrow Cemetery
- The Tedrow Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
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- Valentine Cemetery
- The Valentine Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
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- White Chapel Cemetery
- The White Chapel Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
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- Wilson Cemetery
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
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- Winchester Cemetery
- The Winchester Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
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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 Leech Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Acasto
- Acasto is located in Clark County (MO)
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- Big Mound
- Big Mound is located in Lee County
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- Birmingham
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Bonaparte
- Cantril
- Chequest
- Chequest is located in Davis County
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- Douds
- Douds is located in Van Buren County
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- Eldon
- Fairfield
- Farmington
- Glasgow
- Glasgow is located in Jefferson County
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- Hillsboro
- Hillsboro is located in Henry County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Keosauqua
- Kilbourn
- Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
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- Leando
- Leando is located in Van Buren County
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- Libertyville
- Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Milton
- Mount Sterling
- Mount Zion
- Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
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- Pulaski
- Pulaski is located in Davis County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Selma
- Selma is located in Van Buren County
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- Stockport
- Winchester
- Winchester is located in Van Buren County
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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 Leech Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Van Buren County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Leech Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batavia
- Birmingham
- Bonaparte
- Cantril
- Eldon
- Fairfield
- Farmington
- Keosauqua
- Milton
- Selma
- Stockport
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 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 Leech Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Van Buren 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 Leech Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1823553 (Leech Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1823553 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: Van Buren
- Est. Elev: 200 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Zion
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Van Buren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Leech Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |