A visit to the Montpelier 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 Montpelier Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Montpelier Cemetery:
41.4636, -90.8093
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Montpelier Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Montpelier Cemetery is located in Muscatine County<2>.
The county seat for Muscatine County is located in Muscatine. Muscatine lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Montpelier Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Montpelier Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Montpelier Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Montpelier Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dodge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Dodge Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Cemetery
- Nye Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Nye Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nye Cemetery
- Parr Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Parr Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parr Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- St. Peter's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Peter's Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter's Cemetery
- Blue Grass Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Blue Grass Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass Cemetery
- Fairport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Fairport Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Andalusia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Andalusia Cemetery is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andalusia Cemetery
- Krell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Krell Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krell Cemetery
- Illinois City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Illinois City Cemetery is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois City Cemetery
- Edgington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Edgington Cemetery is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgington Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Kisenmacher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Kisenmacher Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kisenmacher Cemetery
- Melpine Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Melpine Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melpine Cemetery
- Harker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Harker Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harker Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Friday Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Buffalo Prairie Cemetery is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Prairie Cemetery
- Walcott Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Walcott Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott Cemetery
- Tri-City Jewish Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Tri-City Jewish Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri-City Jewish Cemetery
- The Tri-City Jewish Cemetery has also been known as:
- B'nai Ameth Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96498 <5>
- Fairmont Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Fairmont Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Montpelier Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Montpelier Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Midway Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Midway Beach is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Beach
- Buffalo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Blue Grass
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Mills ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pine Mills is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
- Andalusia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairport
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fairport is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Edgington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Edgington is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgington
- Pleasant Prairie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Prairie is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
- Illinois City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Illinois City is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois City
- Buffalo Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stockton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stockton is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Taylor Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Marston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Marston is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Durant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Walcott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Reynolds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Muscatine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Milan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Milan is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,945 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <6>
- Rock Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Coyne Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Coyne Center is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyne Center
- Davenport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Maysville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Hickory Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hickory Grove is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- South Towne Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Towne Park is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Towne Park
- Wilton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Montpelier Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Muscatine County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Montpelier Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Buffalo
- Davenport
- Milan
- Muscatine
- Reynolds
- Rock Island
- Walcott
- Wilton
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 either 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 Montpelier Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Muscatine 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 Montpelier Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #459198 (Montpelier Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #459198 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: Muscatine
- Est. Elev: 199 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Montpelier
- Location given for Montpelier Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4636417 Lon: -90.8093107
- 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 Muscatine, 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 from Point A (ie- Montpelier 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. |