A visit to the Tilton 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 Tilton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Tilton Cemetery:
42.1236, -90.6799
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Tilton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Tilton Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Maquoketa. Maquoketa lies just to the south of the Tilton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Tilton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Tilton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Tilton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Esgate Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Esgate Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esgate Cemetery
- Woods Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Woods Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Farm Cemetery
- Beedle Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Beedle Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beedle Farm Cemetery
- Sutton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- Bridgeport Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bridgeport Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport Cemetery
- Beedle Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Beedle Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beedle Farm Cemetery
- East Iron Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Ironhills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Baden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Baden Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden Cemetery
- Andrew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Streets Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Streets Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streets Cemetery
- Willison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Willison Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willison Cemetery
- Buckhorn Waterford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Buckhorn Waterford Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn Waterford Cemetery
- The Buckhorn Waterford Cemetery has also been known as:
- Waterford Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96606 <5>
- Jessen Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jessen Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessen Farm Cemetery
- Jessen Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jessen Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessen Farm Cemetery
- St. John Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- 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 east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Sweezy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sweezy Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweezy Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Tilton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Tilton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fulton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fulton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Maquoketa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Andrew
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ironhills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ironhills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhills
- Buckhorn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Buckhorn is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Crab Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crab Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Town
- Emeline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Emeline is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emeline
- Baldwin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cottonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Elwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elwood is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Delmar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Monmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Monmouth is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Springbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Canton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Canton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Zwingle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Zwingle is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zwingle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- La Motte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lost Nation
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Washington Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Washington Mills is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Mills
- Spragueville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Garry Owen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Garry Owen is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garry Owen
- 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
- Bliedorn ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bliedorn is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliedorn
- North Welton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- North Welton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Welton
- Welton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Welton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Charlotte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Preston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bellevue
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bernard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Tilton 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 Tilton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellevue
- Charlotte
- Delmar
- Lost Nation
- Maquoketa
- Monmouth
- Preston
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Tilton 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 Tilton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1958323 (Tilton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1958323 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: 227 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Maquoketa
- Location given for Tilton Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.1236289 Lon: -90.6798569
- 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Tilton 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. |