A visit to the Mount Joy 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 Mt. Joy Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Joy Cemetery:
41.6995, -90.5479
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Joy Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Joy Cemetery is located in Scott County<2>.
The county seat for Scott County is located in Davenport. Davenport lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south of the Mt. Joy Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Joy Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Mt. Joy Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Joy Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Long Grove Christian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Anns Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eldridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Eldridge Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Kay Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Kay Family Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kay Family Cemetery
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Union Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Union Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Fessler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Fessler Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fessler Cemetery
- McCausland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The McCausland Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCausland Cemetery
- Barber Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Barber Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber Cemetery
- Allison Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Linn Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Linn Grove Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove Cemetery
- Burch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Burch Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burch Cemetery
- LeClaire Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Allens Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Allens Grove Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Grove Cemetery
- Maysville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Maysville Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Davenport Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Nowlin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Nowlin Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowlin Cemetery
- Prairie Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmwood Cemetery is located outside and to the north of De Witt.
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Joy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Joy Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Park View
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Park View is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park View
- Long Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Eldridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Noel ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Noel is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
- McCausland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McCausland is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCausland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Donahue
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- De Witt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Maysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Maysville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Hickory Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hickory Grove is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Princeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Folletts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Folletts is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folletts
- Grand Mound
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Davenport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bettendorf
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Panorama Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Panorama Park is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Pleasant Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cordova
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Shaffton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Shaffton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaffton
- Riverdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Riverdale is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
- Hampton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <6>
- Le Claire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Port Byron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Low Moor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dixon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Walcott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Moline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Moline is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,065 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moline <6>
- Rapids City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Mt. Joy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Scott County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Joy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bettendorf
- Davenport
- De Witt
- Eldridge
- Le Claire
- Long Grove
- Low Moor
- Moline
- Port Byron
- Rapids City
- Walcott
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Mt. Joy Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Scott 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 Mt. Joy Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #459309 (Mount Joy Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #459309 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: Scott
- Est. Elev: 241 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Eldridge
- Location given for Mount Joy Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.6994752 Lon: -90.5479147
- 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 Scott, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Mt. Joy 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. |