A visit to the Perlee 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 Perlee Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Perlee Cemetery:
41.0806, -91.8993
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Perlee Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Perlee Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Fairfield. Fairfield lies just to the southwest of the Perlee Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Perlee Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Perlee Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Perlee Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Upper Richwoods Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Westenhaver Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Moyer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Moyer Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyer Cemetery
- Switzer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Switzer Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer Cemetery
- Courtney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Courtney Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney Cemetery
- Walnut Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Walnut Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Cemetery
- McDowell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The McDowell Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell Cemetery
- Salina Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Salina Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina Cemetery
- Chilcott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Chilcott Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilcott Cemetery
- Lower Richwoods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Polishville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Polishville Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polishville Cemetery
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- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Friends Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Pleasant Plain.
- The Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Plain Friends Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94829 <5>
- Howard Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Howard Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Grove Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Bethesda Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Peterson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson Cemetery
- Memorial Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Germanville Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Peter's & Paul's German Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Perlee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Perlee Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Perlee
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Perlee is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perlee
- Pleasant Plain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Maharishi Vedic City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- 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
- Fairfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rubio
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rubio is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubio
- Lockridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Packwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Packwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Libertyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Glasgow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glasgow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Coppock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coppock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
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- Ollie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ollie is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Abingdon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Abingdon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Rome
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rome is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Wayland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Linby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Linby is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linby
- Birmingham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Pekin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pekin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Batavia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Talleyrand
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Talleyrand is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
- Winchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Winchester is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Stockport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Westwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 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 Perlee 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 Perlee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batavia
- Birmingham
- Brighton
- Fairfield
- Lockridge
- Pleasant Plain
- Richland
- Stockport
- Wayland
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 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 Perlee 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 Perlee Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1976508 (Perlee Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1976508 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: 223 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fairfield North
- Location given for Perlee Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0805747 Lon: -91.8993384
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Perlee 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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