A visit to the Sorden Cemetery ...
The location of the Sorden Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>
Introduction ...
We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. We found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere. We discovered that his burial had been refused 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.
This page contains six sections:
- Location of the Sorden Cemetery ...
- List of neighboring communities ...
- Nearby communities with newspapers ...
- Websites to help with your genealogy research ...
- List of the closest cemeteries ...
- Miscellaneous mentions of the Sorden Cemetery ...
The Location of the Sorden Cemetery ...
The Sorden Cemetery is located in Keokuk County.
The county seat for Keokuk County is located in Sigourney. Sigourney lies just to the south of the Sorden Cemetery [Map].
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sorden Cemetery
Lat: 41.4575° (41° 27' 27")
Lon: -92.1907° (-92° 11' 26")
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sorden Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Sorden Cemetery.
| Aurora [Map] | Keswick [Map] |
| Barnes City [Map] | Kinross [Map] |
| Deep River [Map] | Millersburg [Map] |
| Delta [Map] | North English [Map] |
| Gibson [Map] | Parnell [Map] |
| Guernsey [Map] | Sigourney [Map] |
| Harper [Map] | South English [Map] |
| Hayesville [Map] | Thornburg [Map] |
| Indianapolis [Map] | Webster [Map] |
| Keota [Map] | What Cheer [Map] |
For the full list with details, please visit our 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 Sorden 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 Sorden Cemetery.
| Barnes City [Map] | |
| - | Located in Mahaska County |
| - | Lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Sorden Cemetery |
| Deep River [Map] | |
| - | Located in Poweshiek County |
| - | Lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the Northwest (NW) of the Sorden Cemetery |
| Delta [Map] | |
| - | Lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the Southwest (SW) of the Sorden Cemetery |
| Keota [Map] | |
| - | Lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Sorden Cemetery |
| Keswick [Map] | |
| - | Lies 2 miles [3.2 km] to the West (W) of the Sorden Cemetery |
| Martinsburg [Map] | |
| - | Lies 19 miles [30.6 km] to the South (S) of the Sorden Cemetery |
| Montezuma [Map] | |
| - | Located in Poweshiek County |
| - | Lies 19 miles [30.6 km] to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Sorden Cemetery |
| North English [Map] | |
| - | Located in Iowa County |
| - | Lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Sorden Cemetery |
| Parnell [Map] | |
| - | Located in Iowa County |
| - | Lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the Northeast (NE) of the Sorden Cemetery |
| Sigourney [Map] | |
| - | Lies 8 miles [12.9 km] to the South (S) of the Sorden Cemetery |
| South English [Map] | |
| - | Lies 5 miles [8 km] to the East (E) of the Sorden Cemetery |
| Victor [Map] | |
| - | Located in Iowa County |
| - | Lies 19 miles [30.6 km] to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Sorden Cemetery |
| Wellman [Map] | |
| - | Located in Washington County |
| - | Lies 18 miles [29 km] to the East (E) of the Sorden Cemetery |
| What Cheer [Map] | |
| - | Lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Sorden Cemetery |
| Williamsburg [Map] | |
| - | Located in Iowa County |
| - | Lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Sorden Cemetery |
Websites to help with your genealogy 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 information is open to all and free to view - you should note that they might link to other websites which do charge.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Sorden Cemetery:
For pages that are specific to Iowa:
| Cyndi's List | Family Search | Genealogy Trails |
These pages are specific to Keokuk County:
| Cyndi's List | Family Search | Genealogy Trails |
Genealogy information for nearby counties:
Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa:
| Cyndi's List: | Cemeteries of Iowa, Cemeteries of Keokuk County |
| Cemetery Junction: | Directory for Iowa |
| FamilySearch.org: | Cemetery Wiki for Iowa |
| Find-A-Grave: | Home Page |
| Internment.net: | Cemeteries of Iowa |
Of Special Interest ...
The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
| Disaster Stories from Iowa |
List of the closest cemeteries ...
We know of 36 cemeteries that are within Less than 2 miles of the Sorden Cemetery. The cemeteries are listed in alphabetical order.
Unless otherwise noted, the following cemeteries are located in Keokuk County.
Ambrose Catholic Armah Cemetery [Map]
Located in Iowa County
The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km] to the north northwest (NNW) of the Sorden Cemetery
The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW) of the Sorden Cemetery
Bethel Methodist Cemetery [Map]
The cemetery lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast (SE) of the Sorden Cemetery
Located in Iowa County
The cemetery lies 8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast (NE) of the Sorden Cemetery
The cemetery lies 8 miles [12.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE) of the Sorden Cemetery
Church of the Brethren Cemetery [Map]
The cemetery lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the east (E) of the Sorden Cemetery
The cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the south (S) of the Sorden Cemetery
Located in Iowa County
The cemetery lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast (NE) of the Sorden Cemetery
Located in Iowa County
The cemetery lies 8 miles [12.9 km] to the north (N) of the Sorden Cemetery
The cemetery lies 8 miles [12.9 km] to the south (S) of the Sorden Cemetery
Located in Iowa County
The cemetery lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the north (N) of the Sorden Cemetery
German Methodist Episcopal Cemetery [Map]
Located in Iowa County
The cemetery lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW) of the Sorden Cemetery
The cemetery lies 8 miles [12.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW) of the Sorden Cemetery
The cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW) of the Sorden Cemetery
The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km] to the south southwest (SSW) of the Sorden Cemetery
The cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the south (S) of the Sorden Cemetery
The cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW) of the Sorden Cemetery
The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast (NE) of the Sorden Cemetery
The cemetery lies 8 miles [12.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW) of the Sorden Cemetery
Located in Iowa County
The cemetery lies 8 miles [12.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE) of the Sorden Cemetery
Located in Iowa County
The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km] to the north (N) of the Sorden Cemetery
Located in Iowa County
The cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast (NE) of the Sorden Cemetery
A large cemetery that lies 8 miles [12.9 km] to the south (S) of the Sorden Cemetery
Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #95821<3>
The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km] to the southeast (SE) of the Sorden Cemetery
The cemetery lies 2 miles [3.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW) of the Sorden Cemetery
Located in Iowa County
The cemetery lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the north (N) of the Sorden Cemetery
The cemetery lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast (SE) of the Sorden Cemetery
The cemetery lies 8 miles [12.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW) of the Sorden Cemetery
The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km] to the east northeast (ENE) of the Sorden Cemetery
The cemetery lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the south (S) of the Sorden Cemetery
The cemetery lies 8 miles [12.9 km] to the west (W) of the Sorden Cemetery
The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km] to the east (E) of the Sorden Cemetery
The cemetery lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE) of the Sorden Cemetery
The cemetery lies 8 miles [12.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE) of the Sorden Cemetery
The cemetery lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE) of the Sorden Cemetery
The cemetery lies 2 miles [3.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE) of the Sorden Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
Miscellaneous References and Mentions of the Sorden Cemetery ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually in newspapers, old books or maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we try to add detail as we continue our research. We've created the following list to keep track of the sources we found useful in our research about the Sorden Cemetery.
Referenced GNIS Record ...
GNIS ID #461754 (Name of Record: Sorden Cemetery)
Class: cemetery
County: Keokuk
Lat: 41.4575088 Lon: -92.1907362 [Map]
Elev: 259 Map Name: Keswick
Other Roadside Stops ...
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
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 have found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B. Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sorden Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4575, Longitude: -92.1907 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for the Sorden Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |