A visit to the Sacred Heart 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 Sacred Heart Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sacred Heart Cemetery:
40.7734, -91.0993
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Des Moines County<2>.
The county seat for Des Moines County is located in Burlington. Burlington lies just to the north northwest of the Sacred Heart Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sacred Heart Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Sacred Heart Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sacred Heart Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cowles Farm Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Cowles Farm Plot is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowles Farm Plot
- Prugh Farm Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Prugh Farm Plot is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prugh Farm Plot
- Sourwine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Sourwine Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sourwine Cemetery
- Talbert Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Sixth Street Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sixth Street Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Burlington RC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Burlington RC Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington RC Cemetery
- Burlington Jewish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Porter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Chandler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Chandler Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Cemetery
- Carman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Carman Cemetery is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carman Cemetery
- Aspen Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Swede Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Swede Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Cemetery
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Spring Grove Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove Cemetery
- Clover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Clover Cemetery is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Memorial Park is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Rock Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Rock Spring Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Spring Cemetery
- Miller Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Miller Family Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Family Cemetery
- Mohnike Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mohnike Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohnike Cemetery
- Hopper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hopper Cemetery is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopper Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sacred Heart Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sacred Heart Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Burlington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gulf Port
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gulf Port is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Port
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Patterson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Carman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Burlington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lomax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lomax is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lomax <6>
- Iowa Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Iowa Junction is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
- Wever
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Olena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Olena is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
- Terre Haute
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Terre Haute is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
- Gladstone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Middletown is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- South Augusta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- South Augusta is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Augusta
- Dallas City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stronghurst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pontoosuc
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pontoosuc is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoosuc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Disco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Disco is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
- Kline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kline is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
- Dodgeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dodgeville is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Danville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Danville is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Denmark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sperry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sperry is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sperry
- Media
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Media is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Biggsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Biggsville is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Oquawka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Sacred Heart 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 Sacred Heart Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Biggsville
- Burlington
- Dallas City
- Danville
- Lomax
- Media
- Oquawka
- Stronghurst
- West Burlington
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 Sacred Heart 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 Sacred Heart Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #460886 (Sacred Heart Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #460886 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: 208 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Burlington
- Location given for Sacred Heart Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7733731 Lon: -91.0993116
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sacred Heart 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |