A visit to the Oskaloosa Friends 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 Oskaloosa Friends Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oskaloosa Friends Cemetery:
41.3102, -92.6511
The Oskaloosa Friends Cemetery is located in Mahaska County<1>.
The county seat for Mahaska County is located in Oskaloosa. Oskaloosa lies just to the south southeast of the Oskaloosa Friends Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oskaloosa Friends Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> of the Oskaloosa Friends Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oskaloosa Friends Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- University Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Creek Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Madison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Prine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Beacon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McGlasson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Evans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Carpenter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Fishville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Butler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Henness Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bloomfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mahaska County Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- De Long Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woods Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Muchakinock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Muchakinock Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muchakinock Cemetery
- Wymore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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]<2> of the Oskaloosa Friends Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oskaloosa Friends Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oskaloosa
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Beacon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- University Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Evans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Givin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fishville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Keomah Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lacey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wright
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leighton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Exeelsior
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lakonta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cedar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Olivet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Eddyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Union Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Sharon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tracy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Indianapolis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Taintor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kirkville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Fremont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Peoria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bussey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harvey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Harvey is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 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 Oskaloosa Friends Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mahaska County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oskaloosa Friends Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bussey
- Bussey lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Oskaloosa Friends Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bussey.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bussey
- Eddyville
- Fremont
- Oskaloosa
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 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 Oskaloosa Friends Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Mahaska 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 Oskaloosa Friends Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1970895 (Friends Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1970895 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: Mahaska
- Est. Elev: 251 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oskaloosa
- Location given for Friends Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.3102834 Lon: -92.6510259
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Mahaska, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oskaloosa Friends Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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