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A visit to the Moorman Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Moorman Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Moorman Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Moorman Cemetery

Lat:   41.0453°   (41° 2' 43")

Lon:   -92.0624°   (-92° 3' 44")

The Moorman Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.

The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Fairfield. Fairfield lies just to the east southeast of the Moorman Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Moorman Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Moorman Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Brooks Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brooks Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Gantz Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gantz Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gantz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gantz Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Long Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Long Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Gregg Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gregg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gregg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gregg Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Walnut Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Walnut Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Coon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Coon Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • McCleary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCleary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCleary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McCleary Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Myers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Myers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Myers Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Abingdon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abingdon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abingdon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Abingdon Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Prairie Center Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Prairie Center Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Gray Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gray Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gray Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Brethren Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brethren Cemetery
      • The Brethren Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • The Brethren Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Dunkard Cemetery
    • Memorial Lawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Lawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Memorial Lawn Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Fairfield Evergreen Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #195639 <5>
    • Smith Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Schrom Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schrom Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schrom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Schrom Cemetery is located in Wapello County
    • Holmes Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holmes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holmes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holmes Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Batavia City Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Batavia City Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Batavia City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Batavia City Cemetery is located in Jefferson County

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 Moorman Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Moorman Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Maharishi Vedic City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maharishi Vedic City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
    • Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
  • Abingdon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
    • Abingdon is located in Jefferson County
  • Fairfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Batavia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Libertyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
    • Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Packwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwood
    • Packwood is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
  • Perlee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Perlee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perlee
    • Perlee is located in Jefferson County
  • Linby
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linby
    • Linby is located in Jefferson County
  • Pekin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pekin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
    • Pekin is located in Jefferson County
  • Richland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Competine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competine
    • Competine is located in Wapello County
  • Ollie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
    • Ollie is located in Keokuk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Eldon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Selma
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
      • Selma is located in Van Buren County
    • Pleasant Plain
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
      • Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • Agency
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agency have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agency
      • Agency is located in Wapello County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agency <6>
    • Birmingham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birmingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
      • Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
    • Rubio
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rubio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubio
      • Rubio is located in Washington County
    • Martinsburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
      • Martinsburg is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Cliffland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffland
      • Cliffland is located in Wapello County
    • Leando
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
      • Leando is located in Van Buren County
    • Douds
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douds
      • Douds is located in Van Buren County
    • Brighton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hedrick
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hedrick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
      • Hedrick is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 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 Moorman Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Moorman Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Moorman Cemetery:

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 Moorman Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #459219  (Moorman Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #459219 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Brookville
    • County: Jefferson         Elev: 234
    • Location given for GNIS #459219 (Moorman Cemetery)

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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 Jefferson, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Moorman Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0453, Longitude: -92.0624       In this case, the coordinates for the Moorman Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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