A visit to the Topping 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 Topping Cemetery ...
The Topping Cemetery is located in Van Buren County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Anson Cemetery
- The Anson Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
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- Clinkenbeard Family Cemetery
- County Farm Cemetery
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
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- Dibble Cemetery
- The Dibble Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
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- Dunn Cemetery
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
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- Fielder Cemetery
- The Fielder Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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- Forbes Cemetery
- The Forbes Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
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- Fordyce Cemetery
- The Fordyce Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
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- Gilbert Cemetery
- The Gilbert Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
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- Jones Family Cemetery
- Kilbourne Cemetery
- The Kilbourne Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
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- Leech Cemetery
- The Leech Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
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- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Maple Hill Cemetery
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
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- Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
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- Parkerville Cemetery
- The Parkerville Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
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- Patterson Cemetery
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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- Pioneer Cemetery
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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- Railroad Grave
- The Railroad Grave is located in Van Buren County
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- Rogers Cemetery
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
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- Smith Cemetery
- Spencer Cemetery
- The Spencer Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
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- Stone - Tree Cemetery
- The Stone - Tree Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
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- Tedrow Cemetery
- The Tedrow Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
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- Thompson Cemetery
- Trumbo Cemetery
- The Trumbo Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
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- United Presbyterian Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
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- Winchester Cemetery
- The Winchester Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Topping Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Big Mound
- Big Mound is located in Lee County
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- Birmingham
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Bonaparte
- Douds
- Douds is located in Van Buren County
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- Fairfield
- Glasgow
- Glasgow is located in Jefferson County
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- Hillsboro
- Hillsboro is located in Henry County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Houghton
- Houghton is located in Lee County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Keosauqua
- Kilbourn
- Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
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- Leando
- Leando is located in Van Buren County
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- Libertyville
- Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lockridge
- Maharishi Vedic City
- Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
- Mount Hamill
- Mount Hamill is located in Lee County
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- Former names for Mount Hamill:
- Courtwright
- Hamill
- Mount Zion
- Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
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- Oakland Mills
- Oakland Mills is located in Henry County
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- Rome
- Rome is located in Henry County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Russellville ‑ Historic
- Russellville is located in Lee County
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- Russellville has also been known as:
- Doantown
- Salem
- Selma
- Selma is located in Van Buren County
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- Stockport
- Westwood
- Westwood is located in Henry County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- White Lane ‑ Historic
- White Lane is located in Lee County
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- Winchester
- Winchester is located in Van Buren County
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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 Topping 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 Topping Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Birmingham
- Bonaparte
- Fairfield
- Keosauqua
- Lockridge
- Salem
- Selma
- Stockport
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 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 Topping 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 Topping Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1981014 (Topping Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1981014 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: 211 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Zion
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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- Topping Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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