A visit to the Portable 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 Portable Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Portable Cemetery (FG ID #94980).
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 Portable Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Portable Cemetery:
42.4014, -91.4271
The Portable Cemetery is located in Delaware County<2>.
The county seat for Delaware County is located in Manchester. Manchester lies just to the north northwest of the Portable Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Portable Cemetery.
Name Variations for Portable Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Portable Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Portable Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Portable Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Golden Prairie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sands Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Sands Farm Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands Farm Cemetery
- Milo Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Baileys Ford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Peace Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lillibridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lillibridge Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillibridge Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Spring Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sand Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Buck Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pine View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mead Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Coffin's Grove - Baker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grove Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Portable Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Portable Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Golden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ryan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Delhi
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Delaware
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Ehler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ehler is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehler
- Robinson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coggon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Argand
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hopkinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Earlville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Masonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Oneida
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oneida is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Monti
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Prairieburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Almoral
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paris ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greeley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Central City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Forestville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rockville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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 Portable Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Delaware County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Portable Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Central City
- Coggon
- Delhi
- Earlville
- Greeley
- Hopkinton
- Manchester
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 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 Portable Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Delaware 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 Portable Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #94980
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #457214 (Hamblin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #457214 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: Delaware
- Est. Elev: 297 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Manchester
- Location given for Hamblin Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4013792 Lon: -91.4273735
- 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 Delaware, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Portable 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. |