A visit to the Palmer 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 Palmer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Palmer Cemetery:
42.2583, -90.4418
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Palmer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Palmer Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Maquoketa. Maquoketa lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the southwest of the Palmer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Palmer Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Palmer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Palmer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dyas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Dyas Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyas Cemetery
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
- The St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bellevue Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96118 <5>
- Bellevue Presbyterian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Old City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Old City Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City Cemetery
- Spruce Creek Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Spruce Creek Catholic Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Creek Catholic Cemetery
- The Spruce Creek Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Spruce Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2194892 <5>
- St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Potter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
- North Spruce Creek Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Weinert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Weinert Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinert Cemetery
- Monner Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Monner Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monner Farm Cemetery
- Huff Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Huff Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Farm Cemetery
- Huff Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Huff Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Farm Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Huff Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Huff Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Farm Cemetery
- Federman Farms Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Herrig Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Herrig Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrig Cemetery
- Log Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Log Church Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Church Cemetery
- Efferding Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Efferding Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Efferding Cemetery
- St. Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Old Springbrook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Federman Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. John's Lutheran Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
- The St. John's Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2654129 <5>
- Homan Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Homan Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homan Farm Cemetery
- Homan Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Homan Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homan Farm Cemetery
- Hazen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hazen Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Hanover (IL).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1156087 <5>
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Prospect Hill Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill Cemetery
- The Prospect Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Prospect Hill Methodist Episcopalian Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Palmer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Palmer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bellevue
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- North Bellevue
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- North Bellevue is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bellevue
- Smiths
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Smiths is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths
- Springbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Aiken
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Aiken is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Galena Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Galena Junction is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Junction
- Cottonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cottonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Hanover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Saint Donatus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Green Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Green Island is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
- Bremen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bremen is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
- La Motte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Andrew
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Galena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Galena is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,151 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <6>
- Wilkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkins is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- Elizabeth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Spragueville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Van Buren
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Van Buren is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Arnold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arnold is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Blackhawk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blackhawk is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk
- Zwingle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Zwingle is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zwingle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Fulton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Preston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Marcus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marcus is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Massey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Massey is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey
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 Palmer 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 Palmer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellevue
- Elizabeth
- Galena
- Preston
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 Palmer 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 Palmer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2001065 (Palmer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2001065 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: 198 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bellevue
- Location given for Palmer Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.258349 Lon: -90.4417951
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Palmer 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. |