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A visit to the Old Finley Cemetery ...


The location of the Old Finley Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Old Finley Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   41.1045°   (41° 6' 16")

Lon:   -91.6210°   (-91° 37' 15")

The Old Finley Cemetery is located in Henry County<2>.

The county seat for Henry County is located in Mount Pleasant. Mount Pleasant lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Old Finley Cemetery .

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 Old Finley Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Henry County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Old Finley Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Finley Cemetery.

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

    • Swedesburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedesburg
      • Swedesburg is located in Henry County
    • Wayland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
      • Wayland is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <4>
    • Olds
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olds
      • Olds is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
    • Coppock
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coppock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppock
      • Coppock is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
    • Crawfordsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Rome
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
      • Rome is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
    • Westwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
      • Westwood is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Winfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Wyman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
      • Wyman is located in Louisa County
    • Lockridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockridge
      • Lockridge is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockridge <4>
    • Mount Pleasant
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Havre
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
      • Havre is located in Washington County
    • Continue List   (7 more) ...
      • Oakland Mills
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mills
        • Oakland Mills is located in Henry County
      • Brighton
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Union
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
        • Mount Union is located in Henry County
        • Estimated population in 2017: 107 people
      • Pleasant Plain
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
        • Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
      • Washington
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Ainsworth
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ainsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainsworth
        • Ainsworth is located in Washington County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ainsworth <4>
      • Cotter
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotter
        • Cotter is located in Louisa County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 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 Old Finley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henry County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Old Finley Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Sugar Creek Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sugar Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sugar Creek Cemetery is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sugar Creek Cemetery
    • Wayland Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wayland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wayland Cemetery is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wayland Cemetery
    • Green Mound Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Mound Cemetery is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Mound Cemetery
    • Swedesburg Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swedesburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Swedesburg Cemetery is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swedesburg Cemetery
    • Center Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Center Cemetery is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
    • North Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Hill Cemetery
    • Roth Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Roth Cemetery is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roth Cemetery
    • Traxler Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Traxler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Traxler Cemetery is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Traxler Cemetery
    • North Wayne Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Wayne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Wayne Cemetery is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Wayne Cemetery
    • Eicher Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eicher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eicher Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eicher Cemetery
    • Cottonwood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottonwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottonwood Cemetery
    • Haynes Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haynes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Haynes Cemetery is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haynes Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Kurtz Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kurtz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Kurtz Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kurtz Cemetery
      • Shively Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shively Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Shively Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shively Cemetery
      • Messer Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Messer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Messer Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Messer Cemetery
      • New Richwoods Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Richwoods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The New Richwoods Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Richwoods Cemetery
      • Richwoods Cemetery (New)
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Oak Grove Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Hickory Grove Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove Cemetery
      • Rumble Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • The Rumble Cemetery is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rumble Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Old Finley Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1825013  (Old Finley Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1825013 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: Swedesburg
      • County: Henry         Elev: 221
      • Location given for GNIS #1825013 (Old Finley Cemetery)

    The official website for Henry County: www.co.henry.ia.us/

    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 Henry, 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 things 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 Old Finley Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1045, Longitude: -91.6210       In this case, the coordinates for the Old Finley Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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