A visit to the Old Van Buren 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 Van Buren Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Van Buren Cemetery:
42.0739, -90.3435
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Van Buren Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Van Buren Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Maquoketa. Maquoketa lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west of the Old Van Buren Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Van Buren Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Old Van Buren Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Van Buren Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Buckeye Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Buckeye Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye Cemetery
- Schroeder Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Farley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Farley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley Cemetery
- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Preston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Miles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Russell Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Russell Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Farm Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Vernon Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Horst Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Horst Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horst Farm Cemetery
- Sterling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sterling Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Reeseville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Reeseville Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeseville Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Schickel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Schickel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schickel Cemetery
- Schmidt Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Schmidt Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schmidt Farm Cemetery
- Salem's Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Valley Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
- Dickson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dickson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Cemetery
- Hazen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hazen Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen Cemetery
- Heim Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Heim Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heim Farm Cemetery
- North Bend School Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Summer Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Teeds Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Teeds Grove Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teeds Grove Cemetery
- Canada Hollow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Van Buren Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Van Buren Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Van Buren
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Van Buren is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Miles
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Preston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spragueville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Green Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Green Island is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
- Teeds Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Teeds Grove is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teeds Grove
- Goose Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Goose Lake is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Bryant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bryant is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Tenmile
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tenmile is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
- Andover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Andover is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Sabula
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Arnold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arnold is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Savanna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Marcus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marcus is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Blackhawk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blackhawk is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk
- Springbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Charlotte
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elk River Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elk River Junction is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River Junction
- Sixmile
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sixmile is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Ayers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ayers is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Bellevue
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hanover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Andrew
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Van Buren Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Van Buren Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellevue
- Charlotte
- Delmar
- Delmar lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Old Van Buren Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Delmar.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
- Preston
- Sabula
- Savanna
- Thomson
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 Old Van Buren Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Van Buren Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1958185 (Old Van Buren Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1958185 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 231 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Miles
- Location given for Old Van Buren Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.0739118 Lon: -90.3434635
- 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 Jackson, 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- Old Van Buren 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. |