A visit to the McDonald 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 McDonald Cemetery ...
The McDonald Cemetery is located in Mahaska County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Beacon Cemetery
- The Beacon Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beacon Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Oskaloosa.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94211 <3>
- Bedwell Cemetery
- The Bedwell Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedwell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bedwell Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the north of Rose Hill.
- Bloomfield Cemetery
- The Bloomfield Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
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- Carpenter Cemetery
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
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- Cedar Twp. Cemetery
- Center Grove Cemetery
- The Center Grove Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove Cemetery
- Chew Cemetery
- Forest Cemetery
- The Forest Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Oskaloosa.
- The Forest Cemetery has also been known as:
- Forest Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94797 <3>
- Funk Family Cemetery
- The Funk Family Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk Family Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
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- Jackson Cemetery
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
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- Madison Cemetery
- The Madison Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
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- Continue List (14 more) ...
- McGlasson Cemetery
- The McGlasson Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
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- Muchakinock Cemetery
- The Muchakinock Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
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- Old Rose Hill Cemetery
- Oskaloosa Friends Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Oskaloosa.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2537008 <3>
- Spring Creek Friends Cemetery
- Tinsley Cemetery
- The Tinsley Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsley Cemetery
- Tioga Cemetery
- The Tioga Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
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- University Park Cemetery
- White Cemetery
- The White Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
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- The White Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Cemetery
- White Oak Grove Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
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- Wymore Cemetery
- The Wymore Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wymore Cemetery
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]<2> of the McDonald Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Beacon
- Beacon is located in Mahaska County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Cedar
- Cedar is located in Mahaska County
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- Coal Creek
- Coal Creek is located in Keokuk County
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- Delta
- Delta is located in Keokuk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Eddyville
- Evans
- Evans is located in Mahaska County
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- Exeelsior
- Exeelsior is located in Mahaska County
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- Fishville
- Fishville is located in Mahaska County
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- Fremont
- Givin
- Givin is located in Mahaska County
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- Indianapolis
- Indianapolis is located in Mahaska County
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- Keomah Village
- Keomah Village is located in Mahaska County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Kirkville
- Kirkville is located in Wapello County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Lacey
- Lacey is located in Mahaska County
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- Lakonta
- Lakonta is located in Mahaska County
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- Leighton
- New Sharon
- Oskaloosa
- Rose Hill
- Rose Hill is located in Mahaska County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Union Mills
- Union Mills is located in Mahaska County
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- University Park
- University Park is located in Mahaska County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- What Cheer
- Wright
- Wright is located in Mahaska 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 McDonald Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mahaska County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McDonald Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Delta
- Eddyville
- Fremont
- Oskaloosa
- What Cheer
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 McDonald Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Mahaska 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 McDonald Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1970885 (McDonald Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1970885 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: Mahaska
- Est. Elev: 257 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: University Park
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Mahaska, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McDonald Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
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