A visit to the Rider 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 Rider Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rider Cemetery:
40.7667, -91.9780
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rider Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rider Cemetery is located in Van Buren County<2>.
The county seat for Van Buren County is located in Keosauqua. Keosauqua lies just to the south southeast of the Rider Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rider Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Rider Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rider Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pittsburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Pittsburg Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg Cemetery
- Gilbert Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Gilbert Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Cemetery
- Leech Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Leech Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leech Cemetery
- Purdom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Purdom Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdom Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Purdom Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Keosauqua.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95904 <5>
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
- County Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Forbes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Forbes Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Kilbourne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Kilbourne Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourne Cemetery
- Valentine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Valentine Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine Cemetery
- Fellows Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fellows Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellows Cemetery
- Lippincott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lippincott Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippincott Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Anson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Anson Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson Cemetery
- Railroad Grave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Railroad Grave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Railroad Grave
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Boston Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- White Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The White Chapel Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Chapel Cemetery
- Roush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Roush Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roush Cemetery
- Ten Sych Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ten Sych Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Sych Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Prall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Prall Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prall Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Dodson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dodson Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
- Columbus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Columbus Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rider Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rider Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Keosauqua
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Kilbourn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
- Winchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Birmingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Douds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Douds is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douds
- Leando
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leando is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
- Cantril
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stockport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Sterling
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bonaparte
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Milton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Selma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Selma is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Libertyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Acasto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Acasto is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acasto
- Big Mound
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Big Mound is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mound
- Hillsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hillsboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Chequest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Chequest is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chequest
- Farmington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glasgow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glasgow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Pulaski
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pulaski is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Fairfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Eldon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Rider 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 Rider Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Birmingham
- Bonaparte
- Cantril
- Eldon
- Fairfield
- Farmington
- Keosauqua
- Milton
- Selma
- Stockport
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 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 Rider 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 Rider Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1981010 (Rider Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1981010 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: 205 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Zion
- Location given for Rider Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7666933 Lon: -91.977951
- 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rider 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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