A visit to the Mennonite 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 Mennonite Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mennonite Cemetery:
41.4658, -91.8479
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mennonite Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Washington. Washington lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Mennonite Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mennonite 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 Mennonite Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mennonite Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wassonville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Wassonville Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassonville Cemetery
- Bucker Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bucker Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucker Hill Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Pilot Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Pilot Grove Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove Cemetery
- Coffman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Coffman Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffman Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Lexington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lexington Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Amish Cemetery
- Joetown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2172981 <5>
- Lower Deer Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Schottler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Schottler Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schottler Cemetery
- The Schottler Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shetler Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2440243 <5>
- McArtor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The McArtor Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArtor Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Champion Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brenneman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wertz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The West Union Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union Cemetery
- Piersol Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Piersol Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piersol Cemetery
- Watters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Watters Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watters Cemetery
- Westminister Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Westminister Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminister Cemetery
- Roberts Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Sharon Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Hill Cemetery
- Snider Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Snider Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider Cemetery
- Gingerich Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Gingerich Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gingerich 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 Mennonite Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mennonite Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wellman
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Nira
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Nira is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nira
- Amish
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Amish is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish
- Kalona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kinross
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kinross is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Keota
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Chester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Chester is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Frytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Frytown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Williamstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Williamstown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Windham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Windham is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
- Parnell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harper is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- North English
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- South English
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- South English is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South English
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Talleyrand
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Talleyrand is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
- Riverside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cosgrove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cosgrove is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosgrove
- Washington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Webster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Rubio
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rubio is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubio
- Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Oxford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Millersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Millersburg is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 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 Mennonite Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mennonite Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hills
- Hills lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Mennonite Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hills.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Kalona
- Keota
- North English
- Oxford
- Parnell
- Riverside
- South English
- Washington
- Wellman
- West Chester
- Williamsburg
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 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 Mennonite Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Mennonite Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #458987 (Mennonite Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #458987 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 234 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wellman
- Location given for Mennonite Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.465847 Lon: -91.8479499
- 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 Washington, 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- Mennonite 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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