A visit to the Rhodes 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 Rhodes Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rhodes Cemetery:
40.6620, -91.7663
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rhodes Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rhodes 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 Rhodes Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rhodes Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Rhodes Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rhodes Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Neumann Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Neumann Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neumann Cemetery
- Helwig Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Helwig Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helwig Cemetery
- Steinmeyer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Steinmeyer Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinmeyer Cemetery
- Boyer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Boyer Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Preen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Preen Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preen Cemetery
- Green Glade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Glade Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Glade Cemetery
- The Green Glade Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenglade Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94934 <5>
- Farmington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Farmington Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Cemetery
- McDaniel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reed's Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Reed's Creek Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed's Creek Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Bonaparte Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bonaparte Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonaparte Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- New Lexington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Lexington Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington Cemetery
- Burrier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Burrier Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrier Cemetery
- Salubria Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Salubria Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salubria Cemetery
- Alfrey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Alfrey Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfrey Cemetery
- Snyder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Snyder Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
- Thomson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Thomson Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson Cemetery
- Dulin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Dulin Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dulin Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Farmington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94609 <5>
- H Banla Grounds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Acklan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Acklan Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acklan Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The White Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
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 Rhodes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rhodes Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Farmington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bonaparte
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Acasto
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Acasto is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acasto
- Anson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Anson is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
- Athens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Athens is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Croton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Croton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
- Primrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Big Mound
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Big Mound is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mound
- Mount Sterling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chambersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chambersburg is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Donnellson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Hamill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hamill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hamill
- Former names for Mount Hamill:
- Courtwright
- Hamill
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Russellville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Russellville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Russellville has also been known as:
- Doantown
- Peaksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Peaksville is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Dumas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dumas is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Houghton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Houghton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- White Lane ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Lane is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lane
- Keosauqua
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Revere
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hillsboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Mount Zion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Stockport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Argyle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Charleston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Charleston is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Franklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Pilot Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pilot Grove is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
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 Rhodes 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 Rhodes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bonaparte
- Donnellson
- Farmington
- Keosauqua
- Stockport
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Rhodes Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Van Buren 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 Rhodes Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #460600 (Rhodes Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #460600 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: Van Buren
- Est. Elev: 191 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bonaparte
- Location given for Rhodes Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6619779 Lon: -91.766277
- 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 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rhodes 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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