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A visit to the Old Town 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 Old Town Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Town 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 Old Town Cemetery

Lat:   42.7514°   (42° 45' 5")

Lon:   -92.6419°   (-92° 38' 30")

The Old Town Cemetery is located in Butler County<2>.

The county seat for Butler County is located in Allison. Allison lies just to the west of the Old Town Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Town Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Old Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Lynwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lynwood Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Butler County Poor Farm Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler County Poor Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler County Poor Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Butler County Poor Farm Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Coster Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coster Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Coster Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Spring Lake Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Spring Lake Cemetery is located in Bremer County
  • Allison Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Allison Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Butler Center Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Butler Center Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Waverly Junction Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waverly Junction Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waverly Junction Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Waverly Junction Cemetery is located in Bremer County
  • Pilot Mound Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilot Mound Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilot Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pilot Mound Cemetery is located in Bremer County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Harlington Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harlington Cemetery
      • The Harlington Cemetery is located in Bremer County
    • Andrews Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andrews Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andrews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Andrews Cemetery is located in Bremer County
    • Willow Lawn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Lawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willow Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Willow Lawn Cemetery is located in Bremer County
    • Coldwater Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coldwater Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coldwater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Coldwater Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jungling Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jungling Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jungling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jungling Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • New Albion Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Albion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Albion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Albion Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Bremer County
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Bremer County
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Bremer County

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 Old Town Cemetery.

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

  • Clarksville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
    • Clarksville is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <5>
  • Shell Rock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Rock
    • Shell Rock is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shell Rock <5>
  • Coster
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
    • Coster is located in Butler County
  • Allison
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
    • Allison is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allison <5>
  • Butler Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Center
    • Butler Center is located in Butler County
  • Waverly
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Plainfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
    • Plainfield is located in Bremer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <5>
  • Finchford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchford
    • Finchford is located in Black Hawk County
  • Horton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
    • Horton is located in Bremer County
  • Janesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • New Hartford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Bremer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremer
    • Bremer is located in Bremer County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Greene
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bristow
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow
      • Bristow is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
    • Kesley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesley
      • Kesley is located in Butler County
    • Parkersburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
      • Parkersburg is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,913 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkersburg <5>
    • Nashua
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
      • Nashua is located in Chickasaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <5>
    • Stout
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
      • Stout is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
    • Seigel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seigel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seigel
      • Seigel is located in Bremer County
    • Aplington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aplington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplington
      • Aplington is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aplington <5>
    • North Cedar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cedar
      • North Cedar is located in Black Hawk County
    • Denver
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
      • Denver is located in Bremer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <5>
    • Bradford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
      • Bradford is located in Chickasaw County
    • Dumont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
      • Dumont is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumont <5>
    • Cedar Falls
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
      • Cedar City is located in Black Hawk County

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 Town Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Butler County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Old Town 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 Old Town Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1945514  (Old Town Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1945514 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: Clarksville
    • County: Butler         Elev: 284
    • Location given for GNIS #1945514 (Old Town Cemetery)

The official website for Butler County: www.butlercoiowa.org/

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 Butler, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Old Town Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7514, Longitude: -92.6419       In this case, the coordinates for the Old Town 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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