A visit to the Sixteen 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 Sixteen Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sixteen Cemetery:
41.4622, -92.3541
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sixteen Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sixteen Cemetery is located in Keokuk County<2>.
The county seat for Keokuk County is located in Sigourney. Sigourney lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Sixteen Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Sixteen Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sixteen Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- McFarlan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The McFarlan Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Humes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Humes Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humes Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Indianapolis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Indianapolis Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis Cemetery
- Barnes City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Barnes City Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Barnes City Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Barnes City.
- Rice Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Dresden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Dresden Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden Cemetery
- Lisor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Lisor Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisor Cemetery
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- Harper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Tinsley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Tinsley Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsley Cemetery
- Waddell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Waddell Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddell Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Deep River Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Deep River Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River Cemetery
- Mormon Point Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Mormon Point Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Point Cemetery
- Bedwell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Bedwell Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedwell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bedwell Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Rose Hill.
- Springfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Garrett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Sorden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Sorden Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorden Cemetery
- Ambrose Catholic Armah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- German Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sixteen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sixteen Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Thornburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Thornburg is located in Keokuk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Coal Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Creek is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Gibson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Tilton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tilton is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- What Cheer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Keswick
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Indianapolis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indianapolis is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
- Aurora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Aurora is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Barnes City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ambrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ambrose is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
- Deep River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Deep River is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Delta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Delta is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Webster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Webster is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Rose Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Sigourney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Union Mills is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Millersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Millersburg is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Guernsey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Montezuma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- South English
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- South English is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South English
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Hayesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hayesville is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- North English
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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 Sixteen 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 Sixteen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barnes City
- Deep River
- Delta
- Keswick
- Montezuma
- North English
- Sigourney
- South English
- What Cheer
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Sixteen 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 Sixteen Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #461658 (Sixteen Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #461658 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: 266 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: What Cheer
- Location given for Sixteen Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4622289 Lon: -92.354073
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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 '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- Sixteen 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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