A visit to the Mill Grove 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 Mill Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mill Grove Cemetery:
41.5272, -92.6566
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mill Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mill Grove Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County<2>.
The county seat for Poweshiek County is located in Montezuma. Montezuma lies just to the east northeast of the Mill Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mill Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Mill Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mill Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stewart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stewart Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of New Sharon.
- Forest Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Forest Home Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- The Highland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Masonic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95054 <5>
- Little Mt. Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The West Liberty Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty Cemetery
- Searsboro IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cemetery Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cemetery Hill Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cemetery Hill Cemetery
- New Sharon Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sheley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sheley Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheley Cemetery
- Beason Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Beason Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beason Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Weatherwax Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Weatherwax Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherwax Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Jackson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Bone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bone Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- New Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- Tilford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Tilford Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilford Cemetery
- Lower Blue Point Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Upper Blue Point Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Friends Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Union Mills Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Mills Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills Cemetery
- Masonic and IOOF Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Jackson Twp. Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Twp. Cemetery
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 Mill Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mill Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Sharon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Taintor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Taintor is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taintor
- Searsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Searsboro is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Union Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union Mills is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Montezuma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lynnville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peoria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Peoria is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Lacey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lacey is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Barnes City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sully
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Malcom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Leighton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Indianapolis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Indianapolis is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
- Coal Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Creek is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Gibson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gibson is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Killduff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Killduff is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killduff
- Pella
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grinnell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fishville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fishville is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
- Evans
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Evans is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Oskaloosa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tilton is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Deep River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Deep River is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Oakland Acres
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Acres is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Galesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Galesburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
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 Mill Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Poweshiek County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mill Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barnes City
- Deep River
- Grinnell
- Lynnville
- Malcom
- Montezuma
- Oskaloosa
- Pella
- Pella lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Mill Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pella.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
- Searsboro
- Sully
- Sully lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Mill Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sully.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sully
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Mill Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Poweshiek 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 Mill Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #459093 (Mill Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #459093 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: Poweshiek
- Est. Elev: 262 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Searsboro
- Location given for Mill Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5272221 Lon: -92.6565792
- 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 Poweshiek, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mill Grove 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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