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A visit to the Lenz Cemetery ...


The location of the Lenz Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Lenz Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lenz Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lenz Cemetery

Lat:   41.5103°   (41° 30' 37")

Lon:   -91.3627°   (-91° 21' 45")

The Lenz Cemetery is located in Muscatine County<2>.

The county seat for Muscatine County is located in Muscatine. Muscatine lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Lenz Cemetery .

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 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 Lenz Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Muscatine County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lenz Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lenz Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Lone Tree
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
      • Lone Tree is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,384 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Tree <4>
    • Nichols
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nichols have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
      • Nichols is located in Muscatine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
    • West Liberty
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
      • West Liberty is located in Muscatine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,734 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <4>
    • River Junction
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
      • River Junction is located in Johnson County
    • Downey
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
      • Downey is located in Cedar County
    • Conesville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
      • Conesville is located in Muscatine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
    • Midway ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Johnson County
    • Centerdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerdale
      • Centerdale is located in Cedar County
    • Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
      • Hills is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hills <4>
    • Gladwin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladwin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
      • Gladwin is located in Louisa County
    • Atalissa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • West Branch
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Riverside
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Springdale
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
        • Springdale is located in Cedar County
      • Iowa City
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Oasis
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
        • Oasis is located in Johnson County
      • Letts
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Letts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts
        • Letts is located in Louisa County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Letts <4>
      • University Heights
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
        • University Heights is located in Johnson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
      • Cotter
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotter
        • Cotter is located in Louisa County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
      • Columbus Junction
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Junction
        • Columbus Junction is located in Louisa County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus Junction <4>
      • Fredonia
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
        • Fredonia is located in Louisa County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
      • Moscow
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
        • Moscow is located in Muscatine County
      • Rochester
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
        • Rochester is located in Cedar County
      • Morse
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
        • Morse is located in Johnson County
      • Fruitland
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
        • Fruitland is located in Muscatine County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
      • Muscatine
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muscatine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscatine
        • Muscatine is located in Muscatine County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,523 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muscatine <4>
      • Cedar Valley
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
        • Cedar Valley is located in Cedar County

    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 Lenz Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Muscatine County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lenz Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Lenz Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lenz Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Lone Tree Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Tree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lone Tree Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Tree Cemetery
    • Lone Tree Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • South Prairie Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The South Prairie Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Prairie Cemetery
    • Nichols Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nichols Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nichols Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nichols Cemetery
    • Trowbridge - Lenz Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Trowbridge - Lenz Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Trowbridge - Lenz Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • The Trowbridge - Lenz Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Trowbridge Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trowbridge - Lenz Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2461939 <6>
    • Fountain Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Watkins Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Watkins Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watkins Cemetery
    • Rogers Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Walker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Evans Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Evans Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • The Evans Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Pokertown Cemetery
      • Old Polkertown Cemetery
      • Pokertown Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evans Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94697 <6>
    • Smith Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Family Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Family Cemetery
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Oak Ridge Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
      • Thompson - Cherry Pioneer Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • River Junction Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Swank Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • The Swank Cemetery is located in Johnson County
        • The Swank Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Swank Church Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swank Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2150367 <6>
      • Brockway Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brockway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Brockway Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brockway Cemetery
      • North Prairie Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The North Prairie Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Prairie Cemetery
      • Downey Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Downey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Downey Cemetery is located in Cedar County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Downey Cemetery
      • Molback Farm Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Sandtown Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Cline Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • The Cline Cemetery is located in Johnson County
        • The Cline Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Mellow Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cline Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2199428 <6>
      • Clark Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Clark Cemetery is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
      • Grave Yard Point Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grave Yard Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Grave Yard Point Cemetery is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grave Yard Point Cemetery
      • St. Pauls Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Louisa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
      • Forbes Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forbes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Forbes Cemetery is located in Louisa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forbes Cemetery
      • Conesville Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Conesville Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conesville Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Lenz Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #458290  (Lenz Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #458290 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: West Liberty
      • County: Muscatine         Elev: 220
      • Location given for GNIS #458290 (Lenz Cemetery)

    The official website for Muscatine County: www.co.muscatine.ia.us/

    The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

    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 Muscatine, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Lenz Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5103, Longitude: -91.3627       In this case, the coordinates for the Lenz Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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