A visit to the Sigourney East 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 Sigourney East Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sigourney East Cemetery:
41.3420, -92.1993
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sigourney East Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sigourney East Cemetery is located in Keokuk County<2>.
The county seat for Keokuk County is located in Sigourney. Sigourney lies just to the south southwest of the Sigourney East Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Sigourney East Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sigourney East Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- West Cemetery
- West Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95821 <5>
- County Home Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The County Home Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Knox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Knox Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Conner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Conner Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conner Cemetery
- Stoermer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Stoermer Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoermer Cemetery
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Center Ridge Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ridge Cemetery
- Walton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Walton Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Cemetery
- Pennington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pennington Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pennington Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Sigourney.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95783 <5>
- East Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The East Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cemetery
- Doggett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Doggett Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doggett Cemetery
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- Garibaldi Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Garibaldi Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garibaldi Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Humes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Humes Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humes Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Trueblood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Trueblood Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trueblood Cemetery
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- Bethel Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Sigourney East Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sigourney East Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sigourney
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hayesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hayesville is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Webster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Webster is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Delta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Delta is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Keswick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Harper is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Nugent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nugent is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nugent
- South English
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- South English is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South English
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- What Cheer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Aurora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Aurora is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Thornburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thornburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Martinsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Martinsburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ollie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ollie is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Hedrick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hedrick is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Pekin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pekin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Talleyrand
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Talleyrand is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
- Keota
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Coal Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Creek is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Indianapolis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Indianapolis is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
- Linby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Linby is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linby
- Kinross
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kinross is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- North English
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Ambrose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ambrose is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
- Rose Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
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 Sigourney East Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Keokuk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sigourney East Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Delta
- Hedrick
- Keota
- Keswick
- Martinsburg
- North English
- Sigourney
- South English
- What Cheer
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 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 Sigourney East Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Keokuk 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 Sigourney East Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #461607 (Sigourney East Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #461607 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: Keokuk
- Est. Elev: 238 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sigourney
- Location given for Sigourney East Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.3419555 Lon: -92.1993476
- 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 Keokuk, 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- Sigourney East 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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