A visit to the Schickel 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 Schickel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Schickel Cemetery:
42.1000, -90.4446
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Schickel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Schickel Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Maquoketa. Maquoketa lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west of the Schickel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Schickel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Schickel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Schickel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- North Bend School Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Salem's Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Russell Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Russell Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Farm Cemetery
- Heim Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Heim Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heim Farm Cemetery
- Homan Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Homan Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homan Farm Cemetery
- Homan Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Homan Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homan Farm Cemetery
- Summer Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Farley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Farley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley Cemetery
- Old Springbrook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dark Hollow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Dark Hollow Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dark Hollow Cemetery
- Dark Hollow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Dark Hollow Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dark Hollow Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Richardson Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Center Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center Cemetery
- The Union Center Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Union Center Cemetery
- Fairfield Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94727 <5>
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Preston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Van Buren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Buckeye Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Buckeye Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye Cemetery
- Hazen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hazen Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Schickel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Schickel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Spragueville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Preston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Springbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Van Buren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Van Buren is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Miles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Green Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Green Island is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
- Andrew
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Charlotte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Goose Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Goose Lake is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Delmar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Maquoketa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bryant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bryant is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Teeds Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Teeds Grove is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teeds Grove
- Bellevue
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tenmile
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tenmile is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
- Andover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Andover is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Arnold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arnold is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Blackhawk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blackhawk is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk
- North Bellevue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- North Bellevue is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bellevue
- Cottonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cottonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Fulton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fulton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Sabula
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Marcus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Marcus is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Hanover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Welton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Welton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Welton
- Welton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Welton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Sixmile
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sixmile is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Savanna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Smiths
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Smiths is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths
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 Schickel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Schickel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellevue
- Charlotte
- Delmar
- Maquoketa
- Preston
- Sabula
- Savanna
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Schickel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Schickel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2001046 (Schickel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2001046 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 212 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Preston
- Location given for Schickel Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.1000215 Lon: -90.4445751
- 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 Jackson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Schickel 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. |