A visit to the Peoria Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Peoria Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Peoria Cemetery (FG ID #1996482).
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 Peoria Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Peoria Cemetery:
41.4626, -92.8044
The Peoria Cemetery is located in Mahaska County<2>.
The county seat for Mahaska County is located in Oskaloosa. Oskaloosa lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Peoria Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Peoria Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Peoria Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Peoria Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Appel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Baldwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Parsons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Parsons Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Cemetery
- Sand Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Sand Ridge Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge Cemetery
- Weatherwax Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Weatherwax Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherwax Cemetery
- Chester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Chester Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Cemetery
- Dairygrove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dairygrove Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairygrove Cemetery
- Chase Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Chase Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- Black Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Centennial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jackson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- New Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stewart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dearinger Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Dearinger Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearinger Cemetery
- Virerson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Virerson Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virerson Cemetery
- Oak Wood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Wood Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Wood Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Sharon Friends Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cemetery Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Cemetery Hill Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cemetery Hill Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell 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 Peoria Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Peoria Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Peoria
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Taintor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pella
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Sharon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sully
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Leighton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lynnville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lacey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Searsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Galesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Howell ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Howell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Olivet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fishville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Harvey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harvey is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Evans
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Killduff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Otley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Union Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tracy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Reasnor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beacon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oskaloosa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- University Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cordova
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cordova is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
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 Peoria 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 Peoria Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lynnville
- Monroe
- Oskaloosa
- Pella
- Searsboro
- Sully
- Sully lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Peoria Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sully.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sully
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Peoria 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 Peoria Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1996482
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1970898 (Peoria Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1970898 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: 249 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Peoria
- Location given for Peoria Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4624987 Lon: -92.8043613
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Peoria 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |