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A visit to the Spring Grove Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, 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.

The Location of the Spring Grove Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Spring Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Spring Grove Cemetery

Lat:   40.7345°   (40° 44' 4")

Lon:   -91.1685°   (-91° 10' 6")

The Spring Grove Cemetery is located in Des Moines County<2>.

The county seat for Des Moines County is located in Burlington. Burlington lies just to the north northeast of the Spring Grove Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Spring Grove Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Spring Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Rock Spring Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Spring Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rock Spring Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
  • Miller Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Miller Family Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
  • Mohnike Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mohnike Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mohnike Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mohnike Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
  • Porter Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Porter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Porter Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
  • South Walker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Walker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The South Walker Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
  • Beebe Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beebe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beebe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beebe Cemetery is located in Lee County
  • Talbert Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Talbert Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Talbert Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Talbert Family Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
  • Sourwine Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sourwine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sourwine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sourwine Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
  • Swede Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swede Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swede Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Swede Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
  • Terney Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Terney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Terney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Terney Cemetery is located in Lee County
  • Cowles Farm Plot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cowles Farm Plot
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cowles Farm Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cowles Farm Plot is located in Des Moines County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Prugh Farm Plot
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prugh Farm Plot
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prugh Farm Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prugh Farm Plot is located in Des Moines County
    • Spring Creek Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
    • Mormon Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mormon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mormon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mormon Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
    • Carter Burial Plot
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Burial Plot
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Burial Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carter Burial Plot is located in Des Moines County
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
    • Old County Home Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old County Home Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old County Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old County Home Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
    • Elliot Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elliot Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elliot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elliot Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
    • Augusta Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Augusta Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Augusta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Augusta Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
    • Claypoole Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Claypoole Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Claypoole Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Claypoole Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Clover Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clover Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clover Cemetery is located in Henderson County (IL)
    • Carman Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carman Cemetery is located in Henderson County (IL)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Spring Grove Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Spring Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Patterson
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patterson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
    • Patterson is located in Des Moines County
  • Wever
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wever have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wever
    • Wever is located in Lee County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wever <5>
  • Carman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carman
    • Carman is located in Henderson County (IL)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carman <5>
  • Burlington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • South Augusta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Augusta
    • South Augusta is located in Lee County
  • Dallas City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lomax
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lomax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
    • Lomax is located in Henderson County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lomax <5>
  • Iowa Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
    • Iowa Junction is located in Henderson County (IL)
  • Gulf Port
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Port
    • Gulf Port is located in Henderson County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
  • West Burlington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Burlington
    • West Burlington is located in Des Moines County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,875 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Burlington <5>
  • Pontoosuc
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontoosuc have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoosuc
    • Pontoosuc is located in Hancock County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
  • Middletown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
    • Middletown is located in Des Moines County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Denmark
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Sawyer
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
      • Sawyer is located in Lee County
      • Former names for Sawyer:
      • Atlee
      • Edwards
    • Niota
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Niota have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niota
      • Niota is located in Hancock County (IL)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niota <5>
    • Disco
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
      • Disco is located in Hancock County (IL)
    • Terre Haute
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
      • Terre Haute is located in Henderson County (IL)
    • Fort Madison
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Colusa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colusa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colusa
      • Colusa is located in Hancock County (IL)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colusa <5>
    • Danville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • Danville is located in Des Moines County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
    • Olena
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
      • Olena is located in Henderson County (IL)
    • Stronghurst
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stronghurst. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronghurst
      • Stronghurst is located in Henderson County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 774 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stronghurst <5>
    • Kline
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kline. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
      • Kline is located in Des Moines County

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 Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Des Moines County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spring Grove Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Spring Grove Cemetery:

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 Grove Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #461892  (Spring Grove Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #461892 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Dallas City
    • County: Des Moines         Elev: 168
    • Location given for GNIS #461892 (Spring Grove Cemetery)

The official website for Des Moines County: www.co.des-moines.ia.us/

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 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 Des Moines, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Spring Grove Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7345, Longitude: -91.1685       In this case, the coordinates for the Spring Grove Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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