A visit to the Sandusky 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 Sandusky Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sandusky Cemetery:
40.4681, -91.3846
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sandusky Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sandusky Cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Sandusky 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 Sandusky Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sandusky Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Galland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Galland Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galland Cemetery
- Hickory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hickory Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Sterns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Sterns Cemetery is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterns Cemetery
- St. Barnabas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Montrose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Montrose Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Cemetery
- Boyd & Peevler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dudley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Dudley Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley Cemetery
- Scandinavian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Keokuk National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Keokuk.
- The Oakland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Keokuk Oakland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95674 <5>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Smith Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Smith Family Cemetery is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Family Cemetery
- Dundey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Dundey Cemetery is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundey Cemetery
- Indian Princess Grave
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- F Simonin Grounds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandinavian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sandinavian Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandinavian Cemetery
- Little Mound Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oiler Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Turner Plot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Turner Plot Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Plot Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Old Nauvoo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Old Nauvoo Cemetery is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Nauvoo Cemetery
- The Old Nauvoo Cemetery has also been known as:
- Marks Cemetery
- Miller Hill Cemetery
- Old Mormon Cemetery
- Old Pioneer Cemetery
- Parley Street Cemetery
- Pioneer Burial Grounds
- Pioneer Cemetery
- Pioneer Saint Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107486 <5>
- Nauvoo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Nauvoo Cemetery is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo Cemetery
- The Nauvoo Cemetery has also been known as:
- Nauvoo City Cemetery
- Nauvoo Two Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2177534 <5>
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nauvoo Old Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sandusky Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sandusky Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sandusky
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sandusky is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Galland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Galland is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galland
- Keokuk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Montrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hamilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Nauvoo
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Powellton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Powellton is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Alexandria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Warsaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elvaston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Boston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Boston is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Vincennes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Vincennes is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincennes
- Saint Francisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Francisville is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francisville
- Jeffersonville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jeffersonville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
- Argyle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wayland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wayland is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Ferris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Adrian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Niota
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Madison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Charleston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Charleston is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Sutter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sutter is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutter
- Basco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carthage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Colusa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dumas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dumas is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
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 Sandusky Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sandusky Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Carthage
- Fort Madison
- Hamilton
- Keokuk
- Montrose
- Nauvoo
- Warsaw
- Wayland
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 either 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 Sandusky Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Lee 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 Sandusky Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #461413 (Sandusky Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #461413 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: Lee
- Est. Elev: 175 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Keokuk
- Location given for Sandusky Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4680991 Lon: -91.3845969
- 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 Lee, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sandusky 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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