A visit to the Reel 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 Reel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Reel Cemetery:
42.1050, -90.8513
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Reel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Reel Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Maquoketa. Maquoketa lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Reel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Reel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Reel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Reel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hershberger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hershberger Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hershberger Cemetery
- Baldwin Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hershberger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hershberger Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hershberger Cemetery
- Griffin Estate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Monmouth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Monmouth Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth Cemetery
- Pence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Pence Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence Cemetery
- English Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The English Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Cemetery
- Foley Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Foley Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley Farm Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Canton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Canton Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Cemetery
- Buckhorn Waterford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Buckhorn Waterford Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn Waterford Cemetery
- The Buckhorn Waterford Cemetery has also been known as:
- Waterford Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96606 <5>
- East Iron Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- West Ironhills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Willison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Willison Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willison Cemetery
- Crabb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Crabb Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabb Cemetery
- Tracy Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Tracy Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy Farm Cemetery
- Ozark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Ozark Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark Cemetery
- North Mineral Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Mineral Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- Cady Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Cady Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cady Cemetery
- Washington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Washington Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Lost Nation.
- The Washington Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dickman Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94582 <5>
- Streets Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Streets Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streets Cemetery
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 Reel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Reel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Monmouth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Monmouth is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Baldwin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Emeline
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Emeline is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emeline
- Ironhills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ironhills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhills
- Canton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Canton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Buckhorn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Buckhorn is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Crab Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Crab Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Town
- Clay Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clay Mills is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Mills
- Wyoming
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Onslow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oxford Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford Junction is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Lost Nation
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Elwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elwood is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Maquoketa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fulton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fulton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Oxford Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford Mills is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Mills
- Hale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hale is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Garry Owen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Garry Owen is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garry Owen
- Center Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Center Junction is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Junction
- Estimated population in 2015: 111 people
- Toronto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Toronto is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Andrew
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Washington Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Washington Mills is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Mills
- Delmar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bernard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Reel 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 Reel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cascade
- Delmar
- Lost Nation
- Maquoketa
- Monmouth
- Wyoming
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 Reel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Reel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #460576 (Reel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #460576 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 263 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Baldwin
- Location given for Reel Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.1050152 Lon: -90.8512516
- 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 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Reel 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |