A visit to the Sweezy 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 Sweezy Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sweezy Cemetery:
42.2006, -90.6701
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sweezy Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sweezy Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Maquoketa. Maquoketa lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of the Sweezy Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sweezy Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Sweezy Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sweezy Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Beedle Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Beedle Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beedle Farm Cemetery
- Beedle Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Beedle Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beedle Farm Cemetery
- St. Lawrence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Lawrence Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lawrence Cemetery
- Sutton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- Country Poor Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jackson County Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Said Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Said Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Said Cemetery
- Cottonville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cottonville Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville Cemetery
- Barnholdt / Dorr Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Barnholdt / Dorr Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnholdt / Dorr Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Barnholdt / Dorr Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Cottonville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2195314 <5>
- Dorr Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Dorr Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorr Cemetery
- Streets Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Streets Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streets Cemetery
- East Iron Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Esgate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Esgate Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esgate Cemetery
- Tilton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Tilton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton Cemetery
- Andrew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Andrew Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrew Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Andrew Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Andrew.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #201457 <5>
- St. John Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. John Catholic Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John Catholic Cemetery is located in Andrew.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2295251 <5>
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Crabb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Crabb Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabb Cemetery
- Willison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Willison Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willison Cemetery
- West Ironhills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woods Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Woods Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Farm Cemetery
- Holy Rosary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Holy Rosary Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Rosary Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sweezy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sweezy Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fulton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fulton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Cottonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cottonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Andrew
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ironhills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ironhills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhills
- La Motte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Zwingle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Zwingle is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zwingle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Crab Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Crab Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Town
- Emeline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Emeline is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emeline
- Washington Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Washington Mills is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Mills
- Maquoketa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Buckhorn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buckhorn is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Springbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Garry Owen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garry Owen is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garry Owen
- Canton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Canton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Bernard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bellevue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Donatus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monmouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Monmouth is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Delmar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- North Bellevue
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Bellevue is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bellevue
- Elwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Elwood is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Smiths
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Smiths is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths
- Clay Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Clay Mills is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Mills
- Spragueville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkins is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- Fillmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fillmore is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
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 Sweezy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sweezy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellevue
- Delmar
- Maquoketa
- Monmouth
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 Sweezy Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Sweezy Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #462152 (Sweezy Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #462152 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 256 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fulton
- Location given for Sweezy Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.2005709 Lon: -90.6701325
- 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 Jackson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sweezy 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. |