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A visit to the Pence Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Pence Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pence Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pence Cemetery

Lat:   42.0747°   (42° 4' 28")

Lon:   -90.8107°   (-90° 48' 38")

The Pence Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.

The county seat for Jackson County is located in Maquoketa. Maquoketa lies just to the east of the Pence Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Pence Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pence Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Baldwin Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baldwin Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baldwin Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Baldwin Catholic Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Hershberger Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hershberger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hershberger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hershberger Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Reel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Reel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Hershberger Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hershberger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hershberger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hershberger Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Foley Farm Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foley Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foley Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Foley Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Monmouth Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monmouth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monmouth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Monmouth Cemetery is located in Clinton County
  • Buckhorn Waterford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckhorn Waterford Cemetery
    • The Buckhorn Waterford Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • The Buckhorn Waterford Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Waterford Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96606 <5>
  • Washington Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washington Cemetery
    • The Washington Cemetery is located in Clinton County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Washington Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Lost Nation.
    • The Washington Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Dickman Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94582 <5>
  • Goddard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goddard Cemetery
    • The Goddard Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Goddard Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Maquoketa.
    • The Goddard Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Godard Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94880 <5>
  • English Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the English Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the English Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The English Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Griffin Estate Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffin Estate Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griffin Estate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Griffin Estate Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Smithtown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smithtown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smithtown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smithtown Cemetery is located in Clinton County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Busch Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Busch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Busch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Busch Cemetery is located in Clinton County
    • Woods Farm Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Farm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woods Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • East Iron Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Iron Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Iron Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The East Iron Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • West Ironhills Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Ironhills Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Ironhills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Ironhills Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Elwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elwood Cemetery is located in Clinton County
    • Esgate Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Esgate Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Esgate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Esgate Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Willison Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willison Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Willison Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Crabb Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crabb Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crabb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crabb Cemetery is located in Jackson County

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 Pence Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pence Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Baldwin
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Buckhorn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
    • Buckhorn is located in Jackson County
  • Monmouth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
    • Monmouth is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
  • Emeline
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emeline. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emeline
    • Emeline is located in Jackson County
  • Ironhills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhills
    • Ironhills is located in Jackson County
  • Elwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
    • Elwood is located in Clinton County
  • Crab Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Town
    • Crab Town is located in Jackson County
  • Lost Nation
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Nation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Nation
    • Lost Nation is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lost Nation <6>
  • Maquoketa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Canton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Canton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Canton is located in Jackson County
  • Fulton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Fulton is located in Jackson County
  • Oxford Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Junction
    • Oxford Junction is located in Jones County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Oxford Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Mills
      • Oxford Mills is located in Jones County
    • Clay Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Mills
      • Clay Mills is located in Jones County
    • Onslow
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onslow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onslow
      • Onslow is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onslow <6>
    • Wyoming
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyoming have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
      • Wyoming is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <6>
    • Delmar
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Toronto
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
      • Toronto is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
    • Andrew
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
      • Hale is located in Jones County
    • Bliedorn ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bliedorn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliedorn
      • Bliedorn is located in Clinton County
    • Garry Owen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garry Owen
      • Garry Owen is located in Jackson County
    • Center Junction
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Junction
      • Center Junction is located in Jones County
      • Estimated population in 2015: 111 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 Pence 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 Pence Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 websites either 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 Pence Cemetery:

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 Pence Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #460067  (Pence Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #460067 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Baldwin
    • County: Jackson         Elev: 221
    • Location given for GNIS #460067 (Pence Cemetery)

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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 '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Pence Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0747, Longitude: -90.8107       In this case, the coordinates for the Pence Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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