A visit to the McFarlan 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 McFarlan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McFarlan Cemetery:
41.4086, -92.3374
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McFarlan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McFarlan Cemetery is located in Keokuk County<2>.
The county seat for Keokuk County is located in Sigourney. Sigourney lies just to the southeast of the McFarlan Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McFarlan Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the McFarlan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McFarlan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Highland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Humes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Humes Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humes Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Sixteen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sixteen Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixteen Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Waddell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Waddell Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddell Cemetery
- Springfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Garrett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Indianapolis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Indianapolis Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hewitt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hewitt Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt Cemetery
- Tinsley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Tinsley Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsley Cemetery
- Bedwell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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]<3> to the north of Rose Hill.
- Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Kensler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Kensler Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensler Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- West Cemetery
- West Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95821 <5>
- Tioga Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Tioga Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga Cemetery
- Conner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Conner Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conner Cemetery
- Sigourney East Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clark Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Sorden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Sorden Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorden Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McFarlan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McFarlan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- What Cheer
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Thornburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Thornburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Coal Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Creek is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Delta
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Delta is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Gibson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Keswick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Indianapolis
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Indianapolis is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
- Aurora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aurora is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Tilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tilton is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Rose Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Sigourney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Webster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Webster is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Barnes City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hayesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hayesville is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Ambrose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ambrose is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
- Union Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Union Mills is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Deep River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Deep River is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Keomah Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Keomah Village is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keomah Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Exeelsior
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Exeelsior is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeelsior
- South English
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- South English is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South English
- 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 McFarlan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Keokuk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McFarlan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barnes City
- Deep River
- Delta
- Fremont
- Keswick
- Montezuma
- North English
- Sigourney
- South English
- What Cheer
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 helpful 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 McFarlan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Keokuk 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 McFarlan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #458908 (McFarlan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #458908 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: Keokuk
- Est. Elev: 254 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: What Cheer
- Location given for McFarlan Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4086193 Lon: -92.3374062
- 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 Keokuk, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McFarlan 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. |
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