A visit to the Spring Creek Friends 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 Spring Creek Friends Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Spring Creek Friends Cemetery:
41.3116, -92.6027
The Spring Creek Friends Cemetery is located in Mahaska County<1>.
The county seat for Mahaska County is located in Oskaloosa. Oskaloosa lies just to the west southwest of the Spring Creek Friends Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Spring Creek Friends Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> of the Spring Creek Friends Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Spring Creek Friends Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Forest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- University Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Center Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oskaloosa Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McDonald Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Chew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- McGlasson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woods Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Madison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Prine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beacon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Carpenter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Old Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wymore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Roberts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Spring Creek Friends Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Spring Creek Friends Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- University Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oskaloosa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Keomah Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beacon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wright
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Givin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lacey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Exeelsior
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Evans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fishville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Union Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Leighton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lakonta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eddyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fremont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Indianapolis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Sharon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Olivet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kirkville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 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 Spring Creek Friends Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mahaska County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spring Creek Friends Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Delta
- Delta lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the East (E) of the Spring Creek Friends Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Delta.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Eddyville
- Fremont
- Oskaloosa
- What Cheer
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Spring Creek Friends Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Mahaska 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 Spring Creek Friends Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1970901 (Spring Creek Friends Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1970901 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: Mahaska
- Est. Elev: 249 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: University Park
- Location given for Spring Creek Friends Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.3116733 Lon: -92.6024134
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Mahaska, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Spring Creek Friends Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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