A visit to the Round Prairie 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 Round Prairie Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Round Prairie Cemetery:
41.0356, -91.1074
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Round Prairie Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Round Prairie Cemetery is located in Des Moines County<2>.
The county seat for Des Moines County is located in Burlington. Burlington lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south of the Round Prairie Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Round Prairie Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Round Prairie Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Round Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Northfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Northfield Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Cemetery
- Kossuth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Kossuth Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth Cemetery
- Hazel Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hazel Grove Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Grove Cemetery
- Hukill Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hukill Farm Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hukill Farm Cemetery
- Old Swedish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Swedish Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Swedish Cemetery
- Dolbee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Dolbee Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolbee Cemetery
- Hawkeye Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hawkeye Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye Cemetery
- Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Memorial Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Potter's Timber Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pegtown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pegtown Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegtown Cemetery
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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- Driskell Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Driskell Farm Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driskell Farm Cemetery
- Loper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Loper Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loper Cemetery
- Kingston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Kingston Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Cemetery
- Hinson Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hinson Family Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinson Family Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Sharon Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Sharon Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sharon Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Mediapolis.
- The Sharon Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sharon Cemetery
- Covenanter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Covenanter Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covenanter Cemetery
- Dravis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Dravis Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dravis Cemetery
- Newberry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Newberry Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry Cemetery
- Parson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Parson Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Round Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Round Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mediapolis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elrick Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Elrick Junction is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrick Junction
- Sperry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sperry is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sperry
- Kingston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kingston is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Oakville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dodgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dodgeville is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Morning Sun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kline
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kline is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
- Milroy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Milroy is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
- Keithsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oquawka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wapello
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wapello is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- New Boston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Yarmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gladstone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rozetta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rozetta is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozetta
- Mount Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Union is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Estimated population in 2017: 107 people
- West Burlington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Burlington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gulf Port
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gulf Port is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Port
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Mannon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mannon is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannon
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 Round Prairie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Des Moines County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Round Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burlington
- Danville
- Keithsburg
- Mediapolis
- Morning Sun
- New Boston
- Oakville
- Oquawka
- Seaton
- Seaton lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Round Prairie Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Seaton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Wapello
- West Burlington
- Yarmouth
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 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 Round Prairie Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Des Moines 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 Round Prairie Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #460831 (Round Prairie Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #460831 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: Des Moines
- Est. Elev: 212 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oakville
- Location given for Round Prairie Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0355903 Lon: -91.1073689
- 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 Des Moines, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Round Prairie 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |