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A visit to the Maple Grove Cemetery ...



Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Maple Grove Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Maple Grove Cemetery (FG ID #95388)

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 Maple Grove Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   40.6386°   (40° 38' 18")

Lon:   -92.0685°   (-92° 4' 6")

The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Van Buren County<2>.

The county seat for Van Buren County is located in Keosauqua. Keosauqua lies just to the northeast of the Maple Grove Cemetery .

Establishment of the Maple Grove Cemetery ...

The Maple Grove Cemetery was established in 1873.

Name Variations for Maple Grove Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Maple Grove Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Cantril Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 Maple Grove Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Van Buren County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Maple Grove Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Maple Grove Cemetery.

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

    • Cantril
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cantril have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantril
      • Cantril is located in Van Buren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cantril <5>
    • Milton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Van Buren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <5>
    • Mount Sterling
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
      • Mount Sterling is located in Van Buren County
      • Estimated population in 2012: 36 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Sterling <5>
    • Keosauqua
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pulaski
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pulaski have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
      • Pulaski is located in Davis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
    • Arbela
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arbela have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbela
      • Arbela is located in Scotland County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arbela <5>
    • Granger
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granger have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
      • Granger is located in Scotland County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
    • Acasto
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acasto
      • Acasto is located in Clark County (MO)
    • Kilbourn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
      • Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
    • Memphis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
      • Memphis is located in Scotland County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,815 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Memphis <5>
    • Douds
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douds
      • Douds is located in Van Buren County
    • Leando
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
      • Leando is located in Van Buren County
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Bonaparte
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonaparte have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonaparte
        • Bonaparte is located in Van Buren County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonaparte <5>
      • Stiles
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stiles have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
        • Stiles is located in Davis County
      • Selma
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
        • Selma is located in Van Buren County
      • Luray
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luray have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
        • Luray is located in Clark County (MO)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
      • Chambersburg
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chambersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
        • Chambersburg is located in Clark County (MO)
      • Anson
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
        • Anson is located in Clark County (MO)
      • Chequest
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chequest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chequest
        • Chequest is located in Davis County
      • Farmington
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Birmingham
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birmingham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
        • Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
      • Downing
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
        • Downing is located in Schuyler County (MO)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
      • Wyaconda
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyaconda
        • Wyaconda is located in Clark County (MO)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 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 Maple Grove 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 Maple Grove Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Birmingham
    • Bloomfield
    • Bonaparte
    • Cantril
    • Downing
    • Farmington
    • Gorin
      • Gorin lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Maple Grove Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gorin.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorin
    • Granger
      • Granger lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Maple Grove Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Granger.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
    • Keosauqua
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • Continue List   (6 more)
        • Luray lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Maple Grove Cemetery.
        • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Luray.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
      • Memphis
        • Memphis lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Maple Grove Cemetery.
        • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Memphis.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
      • Milton
        • Milton lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Maple Grove Cemetery.
        • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Milton.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Selma
        • Selma lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Maple Grove Cemetery.
        • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Selma.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
      • Stockport
      • Wyaconda

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Maple Grove Cemetery.<6>

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

    • North Upton Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Upton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Upton Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Upton Cemetery
    • Mantoyne Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mantoyne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mantoyne Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mantoyne Cemetery
    • Egypt Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Egypt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Egypt Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Egypt Cemetery
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Scotland County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • East Home Prairie Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Home Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The East Home Prairie Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Home Prairie Cemetery
    • Hoskins Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoskins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hoskins Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoskins Cemetery
    • Brown Cottage Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cottage Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brown Cottage Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cottage Cemetery
    • Phillips Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Phillips Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
    • Oaks Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oaks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oaks Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oaks Cemetery
    • Sunnyside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunnyside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunnyside Cemetery
    • Stookesberry Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stookesberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stookesberry Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stookesberry Cemetery
    • Billups Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Billups Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Billups Cemetery is located in Scotland County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Billups Cemetery
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Billups Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Billups Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Billups Cemetery is located in Scotland County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Billups Cemetery
      • White Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The White Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
      • Wiley Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wiley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wiley Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wiley Cemetery
      • Prall Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Prall Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prall Cemetery
      • Boston Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Boston Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boston Cemetery
      • Bethel Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Ten Sych Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ten Sych Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ten Sych Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ten Sych Cemetery
      • Amish Mennonite Church Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amish Mennonite Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Amish Mennonite Church Cemetery is located in Davis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amish Mennonite Church Cemetery
      • North Bethel Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The North Bethel Cemetery is located in Scotland County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Bethel Cemetery
      • Curtiss Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Curtiss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Curtiss Cemetery is located in Scotland County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curtiss Cemetery
      • Needham Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Needham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Needham Cemetery is located in Scotland County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Needham Cemetery
      • Penn Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Penn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Penn Cemetery is located in Scotland County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Penn Cemetery
      • Davis Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Davis Cemetery is located in Scotland County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
      • Allphin Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allphin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Allphin Cemetery is located in Scotland County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allphin Cemetery
      • Heald Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heald Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Heald Cemetery is located in Scotland County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heald Cemetery
      • Lebanon Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon 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 Maple Grove Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #458771  (Maple Grove Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #458771 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: Cantril
      • County: Van Buren         Elev: 236
      • Location given for GNIS #458771 (Maple Grove Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #95388

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>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.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Maple Grove Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6386, Longitude: -92.0685    
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>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.




 

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