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A visit to the Reed's Creek 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 Reed's Creek Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Reed's Creek 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 Reed's Creek Cemetery

Lat:   40.6917°   (40° 41' 30")

Lon:   -91.7585°   (-91° 45' 30")

The Reed's Creek Cemetery is located in Van Buren County<2>.

The county seat for Van Buren County is located in Keosauqua. Keosauqua lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Reed's Creek Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Reed's Creek Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Chapman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chapman Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • Cave Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cave Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cave Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cave Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • Snyder Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snyder Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snyder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Snyder Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • Bonaparte Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bonaparte Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bonaparte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bonaparte Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • Rhodes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rhodes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rhodes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • McDaniel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • White Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The White Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • New Lexington Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Lexington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Lexington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Lexington Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • Neumann Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neumann Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neumann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Neumann Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • Helwig Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Helwig Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Helwig Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Helwig Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • Steinmeyer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steinmeyer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steinmeyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Steinmeyer Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • Boyer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Boyer Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Wright Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wright Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Farmington Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmington Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farmington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Farmington Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Holsworth Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holsworth Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holsworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holsworth Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Bradford Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bradford Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Thomson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thomson Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Preen Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Preen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Preen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Preen Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Green Glade Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Glade Cemetery
      • The Green Glade Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
      • The Green Glade Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Greenglade Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94934 <5>
    • Alfrey Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alfrey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alfrey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Alfrey Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Acklan Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Acklan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Acklan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Acklan Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Wallingford Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallingford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallingford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wallingford Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Farnum Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farnum Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farnum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Farnum Cemetery is located in Van Buren County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Reed's Creek Cemetery.

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

  • Bonaparte
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonaparte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonaparte
    • Bonaparte is located in Van Buren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonaparte <6>
  • Farmington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Big Mound
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mound
    • Big Mound is located in Lee County
  • Primrose
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
    • Primrose is located in Lee County
  • Acasto
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acasto
    • Acasto is located in Clark County (MO)
  • Anson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
    • Anson is located in Clark County (MO)
  • Croton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
    • Croton is located in Lee County
  • Athens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Athens is located in Clark County (MO)
  • Mount Hamill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hamill
    • Mount Hamill is located in Lee County
    • Former names for Mount Hamill:
    • Courtwright
    • Hamill
  • Russellville ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
    • Russellville is located in Lee County
    • Russellville has also been known as:
    • Doantown
  • White Lane ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lane
    • White Lane is located in Lee County
  • Mount Sterling
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Donnellson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Houghton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
      • Houghton is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Hillsboro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
      • Hillsboro is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
    • Chambersburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chambersburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
      • Chambersburg is located in Clark County (MO)
    • Keosauqua
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Stockport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Franklin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
    • Pilot Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
      • Pilot Grove is located in Lee County
    • Peaksville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
      • Peaksville is located in Clark County (MO)
    • Dumas
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
      • Dumas is located in Clark County (MO)
    • Charleston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
      • Charleston is located in Lee County
    • Saint Paul
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
      • Saint Paul is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Salem
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <6>
    • Kilbourn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
      • Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County

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 Reed's Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Van Buren County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Reed's Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Reed's Creek 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 Reed's Creek Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1981035  (Reed's Creek Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1981035 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: Bonaparte
    • County: Van Buren         Elev: 195
    • Location given for GNIS #1981035 (Reed's Creek 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 Van Buren, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Reed's Creek Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6917, Longitude: -91.7585       In this case, the coordinates for the Reed's Creek 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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