A visit to the Memorial 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 Memorial Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Memorial Cemetery:
41.0559, -91.0490
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Memorial Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Memorial Cemetery is located in Des Moines County<2>.
The county seat for Des Moines County is located in Burlington. Burlington lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Memorial Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Memorial Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Memorial Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Edwards Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Dolbee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Dolbee Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolbee Cemetery
- Northfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Northfield Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Cemetery
- Round Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Round Prairie Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Prairie Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Parson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Parson Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parson Cemetery
- Potter's Timber Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hukill Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hukill Farm Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hukill Farm Cemetery
- Old Swedish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Old Swedish Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Swedish Cemetery
- Huron Island Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Huron Island Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Island Cemetery
- Kossuth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kossuth Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth Cemetery
- Pegtown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Pegtown Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegtown Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Driskell Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Driskell Farm Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driskell Farm Cemetery
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kingston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Kingston Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Cemetery
- Hinson Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hinson Family Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinson Family Cemetery
- Mallory Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mallory Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory Cemetery
- Hazel Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hazel Grove Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Grove Cemetery
- Newberry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Newberry Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry Cemetery
- Dravis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Dravis Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dravis Cemetery
- Keithsburg Greenmound Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Keithsburg Greenmound Cemetery is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keithsburg Greenmound Cemetery
- The Keithsburg Greenmound Cemetery has also been known as:
- Keithsburg Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #728893 <5>
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- New Boston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The New Boston Cemetery is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oakville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Elrick Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elrick Junction is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrick Junction
- Kingston
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kingston is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Mediapolis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Milroy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Milroy is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
- Keithsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sperry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sperry is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sperry
- New Boston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oquawka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dodgeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dodgeville is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Morning Sun
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wapello
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wapello is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Kline
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kline is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
- Rozetta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rozetta is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozetta
- Seaton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Joy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Joy is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joy <6>
- Mannon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mannon is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannon
- Gladstone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Yarmouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gulf Port
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gulf Port is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Port
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Biggsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Biggsville is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Little York
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Grandview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
- Petersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Petersville is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
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 Memorial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Des Moines County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Biggsville
- Burlington
- Keithsburg
- Mediapolis
- Morning Sun
- New Boston
- Oakville
- Oquawka
- Seaton
- Wapello
- West Burlington
- Yarmouth
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Memorial Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Des Moines 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 Memorial Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1995166 (Memorial Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1995166 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: Des Moines
- Est. Elev: 201 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oakville
- Location given for Memorial Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0558681 Lon: -91.0490341
- 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 Des Moines, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Memorial 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. |