A visit to the Parson 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 Parson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Parson Cemetery:
41.1175, -91.0596
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Parson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Parson Cemetery is located in Louisa County<2>.
The county seat for Louisa County is located in Wapello. Wapello lies just to the west northwest of the Parson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Parson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Parson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Parson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mallory Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mallory Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Potter's Timber Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hawkeye Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hawkeye Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye Cemetery
- Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Memorial Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Cemetery
- New Boston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The New Boston Cemetery is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston Cemetery
- Northfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Northfield Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Round Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Round Prairie Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Prairie Cemetery
- Dolbee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Dolbee Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolbee Cemetery
- Hazel Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hazel Grove Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Huron Island Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Huron Island Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Island Cemetery
- Keithsburg Greenmound Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Keithsburg Greenmound Cemetery is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keithsburg Greenmound Cemetery
- The Keithsburg Greenmound Cemetery has also been known as:
- Keithsburg Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #728893 <5>
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- Port Louisa Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Port Louisa Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Louisa Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Kossuth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Kossuth Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth Cemetery
- Hukill Farm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Hukill Farm Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hukill Farm Cemetery
- Old Swedish Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Old Swedish Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Swedish Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Parson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Parson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oakville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Elrick Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elrick Junction is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrick Junction
- New Boston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Keithsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wapello
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wapello is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
- Mediapolis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kingston is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Milroy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Milroy is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
- Mannon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mannon is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannon
- Joy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Joy is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joy <6>
- Morning Sun
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sperry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sperry is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sperry
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Grandview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
- Petersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Petersville is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Dodgeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dodgeville is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Oquawka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Seaton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Eliza
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Eliza is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Yarmouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kline
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kline is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
- Rozetta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rozetta is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozetta
- Fruitland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fruitland is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- Sunbeam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sunbeam is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam
- Mount Union
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Union is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Estimated population in 2017: 107 people
- Little York
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aledo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Letts
(17 miles [27.4 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 Parson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Louisa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Parson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aledo
- Aledo lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Parson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Aledo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aledo
- Keithsburg
- Letts
- Letts lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Parson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Letts.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts
- Mediapolis
- Morning Sun
- New Boston
- Oakville
- Oquawka
- Seaton
- Wapello
- Yarmouth
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 Parson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Louisa 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 Parson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #460035 (Parson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #460035 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: Louisa
- Est. Elev: 199 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oakville
- Location given for Parson Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.1175334 Lon: -91.0595903
- 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 Louisa, 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- Parson 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. |