A visit to the McKeever 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 McKeever Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McKeever Cemetery:
41.7192, -93.2519
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McKeever Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McKeever Cemetery is located in Jasper County<2>.
The county seat for Jasper County is located in Newton. Newton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east of the McKeever Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McKeever Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the McKeever Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McKeever Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Greencastle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Greencastle Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle Cemetery
- Shipp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Shipp Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipp Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Sams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sams Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Cemetery
- Colfax Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Colfax Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax Cemetery
- The Colfax Cemetery has also been known as:
- Highland - Oak Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2189044 <5>
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Slaughter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Slaughter Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Kelley Family Burial Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rorabaugh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rorabaugh Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rorabaugh Cemetery
- Ashton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Ashton Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton Cemetery
- The Ashton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ashton Chapel Cemetery
- Ashton Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1984941 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Franklin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Mitchellville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Sugar Grove Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove Cemetery
- Kintz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Kintz Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kintz Cemetery
- Waveland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Moffitt Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Independence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Independence Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Cemetery
- Flock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Flock Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flock Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 McKeever Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McKeever Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Green Castle
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Green Castle is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle
- Oswalt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oswalt is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswalt
- Colfax
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Goddard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Goddard is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
- Mingo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Valeria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Valeria is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Ira
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ira is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Mitchellville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Metz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Metz is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Santiago
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Santiago is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiago
- Prairie City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Baxter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Clyde
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clyde is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Lambs Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lambs Grove is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Bondurant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Newton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Collins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Collins is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Vandalia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Vandalia is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Loring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Loring is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- Altoona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
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 McKeever Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jasper County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McKeever Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altoona
- Baxter
- Colfax
- Collins
- Mitchellville
- Monroe
- Newton
- Prairie City
- Runnells
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 McKeever Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Jasper 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 McKeever Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #458923 (McKeever Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #458923 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: Jasper
- Est. Elev: 287 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mitchellville
- Location given for McKeever Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.7191551 Lon: -93.2518716
- 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 Jasper, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McKeever 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. |