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A visit to the Rooney 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 Rooney Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rooney 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 Rooney Cemetery

Lat:   42.3833°   (42° 22' 59")

Lon:   -90.6751°   (-90° 40' 30")

The Rooney Cemetery is located in Dubuque County<2>.

The county seat for Dubuque County is located in Dubuque. Dubuque lies just to the north of the Rooney Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Rooney Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Sisters of Charity Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sisters of Charity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sisters of Charity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sisters of Charity Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
  • Presley Presbyterian Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presley Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Presley Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Presley Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
  • Dubuque Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dubuque Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dubuque Memorial Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dubuque Memorial Gardens Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
  • St. Joseph of the Prairie Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph of the Prairie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph of the Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Joseph of the Prairie Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
  • St. Theresa Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Green Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Green Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
  • Presentation Sisters Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presentation Sisters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Presentation Sisters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Presentation Sisters Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
  • Baehler Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baehler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baehler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Baehler Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
  • St. Catherines Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Catherines Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Catherines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Catherines Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
  • Preston Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Preston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Preston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Preston Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
  • Mines of Spain Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mines of Spain Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mines of Spain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mines of Spain Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Zwingle.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94252 <5>
    • Rockdale Methodist Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockdale Methodist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rockdale Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rockdale Methodist Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
    • Reeds Chapel Methodist Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reeds Chapel Methodist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reeds Chapel Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reeds Chapel Methodist Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
    • New Melleray Abbey Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Melleray Abbey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Melleray Abbey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Melleray Abbey Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
    • Holy Family Catholic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Family Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Family Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holy Family Catholic Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
    • Assumption Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Assumption Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Assumption Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Assumption Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
    • Zwingle Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zwingle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zwingle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zwingle Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
    • Holy Rosary Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Rosary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Rosary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holy Rosary Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • East Hill Catholic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Hill Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Hill Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The East Hill Catholic Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Dubuque County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rooney Cemetery.

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

  • Key West
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key West
    • Key West is located in Dubuque County
  • Zwingle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zwingle
    • Zwingle is located in Dubuque County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • Rockdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
    • Rockdale is located in Dubuque County
  • Massey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Massey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey
    • Massey is located in Dubuque County
  • Cattese
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cattese. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattese
    • Cattese is located in Dubuque County
  • La Motte
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Motte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Motte
    • La Motte is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Motte <7>
  • Saint Donatus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Wilkins
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilkins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
    • Wilkins is located in Dubuque County
  • East Dubuque
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Dubuque
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Bernard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bernard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard
    • Bernard is located in Dubuque County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bernard <7>
  • Peosta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peosta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peosta
    • Peosta is located in Dubuque County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,919 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peosta <7>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Garry Owen
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garry Owen
      • Garry Owen is located in Jackson County
    • Asbury
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
      • Asbury is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,841 people
    • Menominee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Menominee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menominee
      • Menominee is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
    • Centralia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centralia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
      • Centralia is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
    • Galena Junction
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Galena Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Junction
      • Galena Junction is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
    • Sageville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sageville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sageville
      • Sageville is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Galena
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
      • Galena is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,151 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <7>
    • Rutledge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rutledge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
      • Rutledge is located in Grant County (WI)
    • Graf
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graf
      • Graf is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
    • Fillmore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
      • Fillmore is located in Dubuque County
    • Durango
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Smiths
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smiths. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths
      • Smiths is located in Jackson County
    • Aiken
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
      • Aiken is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
    • Bremen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
      • Bremen is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
    • Sinnipee ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sinnipee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnipee
      • Sinnipee is located in Grant County (WI)
    • Epworth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth
      • Epworth is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,022 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epworth <7>

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 Rooney Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dubuque County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rooney 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 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 Rooney 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 Rooney Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2047431  (Rooney Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #2047431 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: Dubuque South
    • County: Dubuque         Elev: 341
    • Location given for GNIS #2047431 (Rooney Cemetery)

The official website for Dubuque County: www.dubuquecounty.org/

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 Dubuque, 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 things 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 Rooney Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3833, Longitude: -90.6751       In this case, the coordinates for the Rooney 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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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