A visit to the Mayflower 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 Mayflower Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mayflower Cemetery:
41.9936, -90.9496
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mayflower Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mayflower Cemetery is located in Jones County<2>.
The county seat for Jones County is located in Anamosa. Anamosa lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Mayflower Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mayflower Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Mayflower Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mayflower Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oxford Junction Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smithtown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Smithtown Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithtown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Smithtown Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Lost Nation.
- The Smithtown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Smithtown Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #786005 <5>
- Wyoming Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wyoming Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Diamond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Diamond Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Cemetery
- Dayton Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brink Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Massillon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Massillon Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massillon Cemetery
- The Massillon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Massillon Center Cemetery
- Washington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Washington Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Lost Nation.
- The Washington Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dickman Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94582 <5>
- Cady Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cady Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cady Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lost Nation Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Lost Nation Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Nation Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Foley Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Foley Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley Farm Cemetery
- Monmouth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Monmouth Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth Cemetery
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- Onion Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Onion Grove Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onion Grove Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Rustic Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Rustic Park Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Park Cemetery
- Hershberger Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Hershberger Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hershberger Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mayflower Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mayflower Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oxford Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oxford Junction is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Oxford Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oxford Mills is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Mills
- Wyoming
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hale is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Monmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monmouth is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Toronto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Toronto is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Lost Nation
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Baldwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Onslow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clarence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lowden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Olin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Elwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Elwood is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Buckhorn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buckhorn is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Center Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Center Junction is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Junction
- Estimated population in 2015: 111 people
- Stanwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wheatland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wheatland is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 724 people
- Emeline
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Emeline is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emeline
- Canton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Canton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Ironhills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ironhills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhills
- Clay Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clay Mills is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Mills
- Crab Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crab Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Town
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 Mayflower Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jones County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mayflower Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clarence
- Lost Nation
- Lowden
- Maquoketa
- Monmouth
- Olin
- Stanwood
- Wheatland
- Wyoming
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Mayflower Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Jones 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 Mayflower Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #458866 (Mayflower Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #458866 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: Jones
- Est. Elev: 241 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oxford Junction
- Location given for Mayflower Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.9936281 Lon: -90.9495922
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Jones, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mayflower Cemetery) 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |