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A visit to the Old Scotch 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 Old Scotch Cemetery ...

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

41.7528, -91.9585

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

The Old Scotch Cemetery is located in Iowa County<2>.

The county seat for Iowa County is located in Marengo. Marengo lies just to the west northwest of the Old Scotch Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old Scotch 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 Old Scotch Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Kumer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Kumer Cemetery is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kumer Cemetery
  • Maas Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Maas Cemetery is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maas Cemetery
  • Maas Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Maas Cemetery is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maas Cemetery
  • Nelson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Nelson Cemetery is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
  • Norwegian Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Norwegian Cemetery is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwegian Cemetery
  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    • The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Trinity Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96500 <5>
  • West Amana Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The West Amana Cemetery is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amana Cemetery
  • Mitchel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mitchel Cemetery is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchel Cemetery
  • St. John's German Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Niles - Sprague Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Middle Amana Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Middle Amana Cemetery is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Amana Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Middle Amana Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Middle Amana.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188824 <5>
  • Bishop Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bishop Cemetery is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
    • The Bishop Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Denzler Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94272 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
    • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • German Evangelical Lutheran Emanuel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Spicer - Spooner Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Dane Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Dane Cemetery is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dane Cemetery
    • Brown Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
    • Lenox Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Lenox Cemetery is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox Cemetery
      • The Lenox Cemetery has also been known as:
      • New Jerusalem Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95274 <5>

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 Old Scotch Cemetery.

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

  • South Amana
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Conroy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Conroy is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroy
  • West Amana
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • West Amana is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amana
  • Middle Amana
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Amana
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Williamsburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Marengo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Oxford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Watkins
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Watkins is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
  • Walford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Walford is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,436 people
  • Norway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Parnell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Ladora
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Blairstown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cosgrove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Cosgrove is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosgrove
    • Dayton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Dayton is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Windham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Windham is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
    • Tiffin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Cou Falls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Cou Falls is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cou Falls
    • Swisher
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairfax
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Luzerne
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Luzerne is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
    • Millersburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Millersburg is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
    • Newhall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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 Scotch Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Iowa County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Scotch Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Iowa 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 Old Scotch Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2047442  (Old Scotch Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2047442 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: Iowa
      • Est. Elev: 269 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Middle Amana
      • Location given for Old Scotch Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.7527851     Lon: -91.958512
      • 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 Iowa, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Scotch 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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