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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McDonald Cemetery:
41.5889, -92.6169
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McDonald Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McDonald Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County<2>.
The county seat for Poweshiek County is located in Montezuma. Montezuma lies just to the east of the McDonald Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McDonald Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the McDonald Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McDonald Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- West Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The West Liberty Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty Cemetery
- Little Mt. Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bone Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Ewart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ewart Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewart Cemetery
- Forest Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Forest Home Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home Cemetery
- Upper Blue Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Blue Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Searsboro IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mill Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mill Grove Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Grove Cemetery
- Beason Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Beason Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beason Cemetery
- Masonic and IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Jackson Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Jackson Twp. Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Twp. Cemetery
- Sheley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sheley Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheley Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Cemetery Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Cemetery Hill Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cemetery Hill Cemetery
- Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stewart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stewart Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of New Sharon.
- Highland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- The Highland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Masonic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95054 <5>
- Sugar Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Sugar Creek Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- New Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
- New Sharon Friends Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tilford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Tilford Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilford Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Lisor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Lisor Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisor Cemetery
- Lytle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Lytle Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McDonald Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McDonald Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Montezuma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Searsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Searsboro is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Taintor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Taintor is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taintor
- New Sharon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Malcom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lynnville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Union Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Union Mills is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Barnes City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sully
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Peoria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peoria is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Deep River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Deep River is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Grinnell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lacey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lacey is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Gibson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Brooklyn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland Acres
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Acres is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Tilton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tilton is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Guernsey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Killduff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Killduff is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killduff
- Coal Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Creek is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Indianapolis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indianapolis is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
- Sheridan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sheridan is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Thornburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thornburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Newburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Kellogg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Galesburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Galesburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
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 Poweshiek County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McDonald Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barnes City
- Brooklyn
- Deep River
- Grinnell
- Kellogg
- Lynnville
- Malcom
- Montezuma
- Searsboro
- Sully
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 Poweshiek 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 #1997437 (McDonald Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1997437 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: Poweshiek
- Est. Elev: 258 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Montezuma
- Location given for McDonald Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.588888 Lon: -92.6168557
- 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 Poweshiek, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- McDonald 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. |