A visit to the Methodist Episcopal 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 Methodist Episcopal Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Methodist Episcopal Cemetery:
40.8786, -91.9424
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Methodist Episcopal Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Methodist Episcopal Cemetery is located in Van Buren County<2>.
The county seat for Van Buren County is located in Keosauqua. Keosauqua lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of the Methodist Episcopal Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Methodist Episcopal Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Methodist Episcopal Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Methodist Episcopal Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Clinkenbeard Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tedrow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Tedrow Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedrow Cemetery
- Winchester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Winchester Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Cemetery
- Parkerville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Parkerville Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerville Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Topping Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Topping Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topping Cemetery
- Steele Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Steele Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
- The Steele Cemetery has also been known as:
- Covenantor Cemetery
- Convenantor - Cumberland - Steele Cemetery
- Steele Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129732 <5>
- White Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The White Chapel Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Chapel Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Roth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Roth Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roth Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- County Poor Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kilbourne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Kilbourne Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourne Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- Gilbert Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Gilbert Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Cemetery
- Leech Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Leech Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leech Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Trumbo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Trumbo Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbo Cemetery
- Fordyce Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Fordyce Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Galliher Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Methodist Episcopal Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Methodist Episcopal Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Birmingham
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Winchester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Kilbourn
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
- Stockport
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Douds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Douds is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douds
- Libertyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Leando
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leando is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
- Fairfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Glasgow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glasgow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Keosauqua
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Selma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Selma is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Maharishi Vedic City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
- Hillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hillsboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Lockridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bonaparte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Perlee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Perlee is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perlee
- Batavia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eldon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Big Mound
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Big Mound is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mound
- Rome
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rome is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 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 Methodist Episcopal Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Van Buren County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Methodist Episcopal Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batavia
- Birmingham
- Bonaparte
- Cantril
- Cantril lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Methodist Episcopal Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cantril.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantril
- Eldon
- Eldon lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Methodist Episcopal Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Eldon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldon
- Fairfield
- Keosauqua
- Lockridge
- Salem
- Salem lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Methodist Episcopal Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Selma
- Selma lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Methodist Episcopal Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Selma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Stockport
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 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 Methodist Episcopal Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Van Buren 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 Methodist Episcopal Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1981024 (Methodist Episcopal Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1981024 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: Van Buren
- Est. Elev: 229 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fairfield South
- Location given for Methodist Episcopal Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8786352 Lon: -91.9423942
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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 Van Buren, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Methodist Episcopal 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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