A visit to the Memorial Park ...
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 Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Memorial Park:
40.8417, -91.1515
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Memorial Park can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Memorial Park is located in Des Moines County<2>.
The county seat for Des Moines County is located in Burlington. Burlington lies just to the southeast of the Memorial Park .
Open a Google Map centered on the Memorial Park.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Memorial Park.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- Flint River Twp. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- Burlington Jewish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Aspen Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wykerts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Wykerts Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wykerts Cemetery
- Schnupper Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Burlington RC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Burlington RC Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington RC Cemetery
- North Sixth Street Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sixth Street Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Meyers Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Meyers Family Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers Family Cemetery
- Burlington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Burlington Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Steingreaber Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Criner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Criner Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Criner Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Old County Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- Chief Tama Grave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Chief Tama Grave is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Tama Grave
- St. John's United Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Schilb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Schilb Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schilb Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Latty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Latty Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latty Cemetery
- Franklin Mills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Memorial Park, with the nearest first:
- West Burlington
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Burlington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gulf Port
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gulf Port is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Port
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Middletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Middletown is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Kline
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kline is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
- Dodgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dodgeville is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Patterson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Patterson is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Sperry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sperry is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sperry
- Carman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Danville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Danville is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- South Augusta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Augusta is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Augusta
- Wever
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gladstone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Denmark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lomax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lomax is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lomax <6>
- Iowa Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Iowa Junction is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
- Olena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Olena is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
- Mediapolis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kingston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Oquawka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sawyer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sawyer is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Former names for Sawyer:
- Atlee
- Edwards
- Dallas City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stronghurst
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- New London
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lowell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lowell is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
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 Park. 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 Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burlington
- Dallas City
- Danville
- Lomax
- Mediapolis
- New London
- Oquawka
- Stronghurst
- West Burlington
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Park:
- 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 Park:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #458971 (Memorial Park Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #458971 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: 203 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Burlington
- Location given for Memorial Park Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8417049 Lon: -91.1515357
- 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Memorial Park) 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. |