A visit to the Robb 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 Robb Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Robb Cemetery:
40.6973, -91.8682
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Robb Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Robb Cemetery is located in Van Buren County<2>.
The county seat for Van Buren County is located in Keosauqua. Keosauqua lies just to the west northwest of the Robb Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Robb Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Robb Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Robb Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Vernon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Vernon Cemetery is also located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Cemetery
- Dodson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Dodson Cemetery is also located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
- Center Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Center Chapel Cemetery is also located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Chapel Cemetery
- Wolfe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wolfe Cemetery is also located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe Cemetery
- Thomson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Thomson Cemetery is also located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson Cemetery
- New Lexington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The New Lexington Cemetery is also located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington Cemetery
- Bentonsport Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bentonsport Cemetery is also located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonsport Cemetery
- Columbus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Columbus Cemetery is also located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Cemetery
- Lippincott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lippincott Cemetery is also located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippincott Cemetery
- Bonaparte Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bonaparte Cemetery is also located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonaparte Cemetery
- Anson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Anson Cemetery is also located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson Cemetery
- Fellows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Fellows Cemetery is also located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellows Cemetery
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Watkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Watkins Cemetery is also located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is also located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Preen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Preen Cemetery is also located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preen Cemetery
- Helwig Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Helwig Cemetery is also located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helwig Cemetery
- Neumann Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Neumann Cemetery is also located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neumann Cemetery
- Blackmore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Blackmore Cemetery is also located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmore Cemetery
- Railroad Grave
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Railroad Grave is also located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Railroad Grave
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery is also located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
- Purdom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Purdom Cemetery is also located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdom Cemetery
- 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>
- Harness Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Harness Cemetery is also located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harness Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Anderson Cemetery is also located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Dulin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dulin Cemetery is also 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>
- Boyer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Boyer Cemetery is also located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer Cemetery
- Steinmeyer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Steinmeyer Cemetery is also located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinmeyer Cemetery
- Rhodes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rhodes Cemetery is also located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Cemetery
- Cave Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cave Cemetery is also located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Cemetery
- Reed's Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Reed's Creek Cemetery is also located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed's Creek Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Chapman Cemetery is also located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Holsworth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Holsworth Cemetery is also located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holsworth 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 Robb Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Robb Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bonaparte
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Keosauqua
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Sterling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Acasto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Acasto is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acasto
- Farmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Zion is also located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Anson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Anson is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
- Big Mound
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Big Mound is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mound
- Kilbourn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kilbourn is also located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
- Winchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Winchester is also located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Cantril
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Athens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Athens is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Croton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Croton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
- Stockport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chambersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chambersburg is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Primrose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Hillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Birmingham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Birmingham is also located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Mount Hamill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Hamill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hamill
- Russellville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Russellville was located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Russellville has also been known as:
- Doantown
- White Lane ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- White Lane was located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lane
- Leando
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leando is also located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
- Peaksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Peaksville is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Houghton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Houghton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Douds
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Douds is also located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douds
- Milton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Robb Cemetery. The following communities are located in Van Buren County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Robb Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Birmingham
- Bonaparte
- Cantril
- Farmington
- Keosauqua
- Milton
- 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 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 Robb 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 Robb Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #460690 (Robb Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #460690 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: 217 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bonaparte
- Location given for Robb Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6972529 Lon: -91.8682251
- 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- Robb 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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