A visit to the Stookesberry 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 Stookesberry Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Stookesberry Cemetery:
40.6584, -92.1668
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Stookesberry Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Stookesberry Cemetery is located in Van Buren County<2>.
The county seat for Van Buren County is located in Keosauqua. Keosauqua lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Stookesberry Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Stookesberry Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Stookesberry Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Stookesberry Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oaks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Oaks Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks Cemetery
- Amish Mennonite Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Brown Cottage Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cottage Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cottage Cemetery
- Egypt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Egypt Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Cemetery
- Pansy Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Pansy Hill Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy Hill Cemetery
- Hubbard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Cemetery
- Billups Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Billups Cemetery is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billups Cemetery
- Oak Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Oak Point Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Wheaton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wheaton Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton Cemetery
- Round Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Round Grove Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove Cemetery
- North Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The North Bethel Cemetery is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bethel Cemetery
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- Curtiss Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Curtiss Cemetery is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtiss Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- The Maple Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cantril Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95388 <5>
- Troy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Arney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Arney Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arney Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Pulaski Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Pulaski Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski Cemetery
- Knights of Pythias Lodge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- K. P. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The K. P. Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for K. P. Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Stookesberry Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Stookesberry Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Milton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cantril
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pulaski
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pulaski is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Stiles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stiles is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Keosauqua
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kilwinning
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kilwinning is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilwinning
- Chequest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chequest is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chequest
- Mount Sterling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Leando
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Leando is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
- Steuben
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Steuben is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Memphis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Douds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Douds is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douds
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Kilbourn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
- Selma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Selma is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Bloomfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Downing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Downing is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Arbela
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Savannah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Savannah is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
- Granger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Granger is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Floris
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Floris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Mark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mark is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
- Acasto
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Acasto is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acasto
- Eldon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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 Stookesberry Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Van Buren County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Stookesberry Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Birmingham
- Bloomfield
- Bonaparte
- Cantril
- Downing
- Eldon
- Granger
- Keosauqua
- Memphis
- Milton
- Selma
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 Stookesberry Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Van Buren 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 Stookesberry Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1981018 (Stookesberry Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1981018 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: Van Buren
- Est. Elev: 223 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Milton
- Location given for Stookesberry Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6583607 Lon: -92.1668467
- 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 Van Buren, 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 from Point A (ie- Stookesberry 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |