A visit to the Patterson 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 Patterson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Patterson Cemetery:
40.9445, -91.9052
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Patterson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Patterson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Fairfield. Fairfield lies just to the northwest of the Patterson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Patterson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Patterson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Patterson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Galliher Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Roth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Roth Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roth Cemetery
- Bradshaw Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bradshaw Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw Cemetery
- Clinkenbeard Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- County Poor Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Steele Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Steele Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
- The Steele Cemetery has also been known as:
- Covenantor Cemetery
- Convenantor - Cumberland - Steele Cemetery
- Steele Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129732 <5>
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- United Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fielder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Fielder Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielder Cemetery
- Jones Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairfield Evergreen Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #195639 <5>
- Memorial Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Memorial Lawn Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Lawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Lawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Fairfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #296888 <5>
- Parkerville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Parkerville Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerville Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union 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 Patterson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Patterson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Birmingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Fairfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Winchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Winchester is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Glasgow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Glasgow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Stockport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Libertyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Lockridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Perlee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Perlee is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perlee
- Maharishi Vedic City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
- Kilbourn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
- Mount Zion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Douds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Douds is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douds
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rome
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rome is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Leando
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leando is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
- Hillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Selma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Selma is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Keosauqua
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Westwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Westwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Pleasant Plain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Batavia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oakland Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Oakland Mills is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mills
- Abingdon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Abingdon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Big Mound
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Mound is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mound
- Salem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Packwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Packwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Eldon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Patterson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Patterson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batavia
- Birmingham
- Brighton
- Eldon
- Fairfield
- Keosauqua
- Lockridge
- Pleasant Plain
- Salem
- Salem lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Patterson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Selma
- Selma lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Patterson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Selma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Stockport
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Patterson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Patterson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #460041 (Patterson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #460041 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 224 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fairfield South
- Location given for Patterson Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9444672 Lon: -91.905171
- 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 Jefferson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Patterson 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. |
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