A visit to the Upper Richwoods 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 Upper Richwoods Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Upper Richwoods Cemetery:
41.0603, -91.8810
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Upper Richwoods Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Upper Richwoods Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Fairfield. Fairfield lies just to the southwest of the Upper Richwoods Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Upper Richwoods 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 Upper Richwoods Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Upper Richwoods Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Perlee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Perlee Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perlee Cemetery
- Westenhaver Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Switzer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Switzer Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer Cemetery
- Salina Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Salina Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Chilcott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Chilcott Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilcott Cemetery
- Courtney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Courtney Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney Cemetery
- Moyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Moyer Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyer Cemetery
- Bethesda Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Peterson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson Cemetery
- Lower Richwoods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Walnut Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Walnut Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairfield Evergreen Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #195639 <5>
- Bradshaw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bradshaw Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- New Sweden Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Sweden Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Sweden Lutheran Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Sweden Lutheran Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Lockridge.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95586 <5>
- Polishville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Polishville Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polishville Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
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 Upper Richwoods Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Upper Richwoods Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Perlee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Perlee is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perlee
- Fairfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Plain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Maharishi Vedic City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
- Lockridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Glasgow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glasgow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Richland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Libertyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Rubio
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rubio is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubio
- Rome
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rome is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Coppock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coppock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Packwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Packwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Birmingham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Wayland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Abingdon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Abingdon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Winchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Winchester is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Stockport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Westwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Ollie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ollie is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Linby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Linby is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linby
- Batavia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Talleyrand
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Talleyrand is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
- Oakland Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland Mills is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mills
- Pekin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pekin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
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 Upper Richwoods Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Upper Richwoods Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batavia
- Birmingham
- Brighton
- Fairfield
- Lockridge
- Pleasant Plain
- Richland
- Stockport
- Wayland
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 helpful 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 Upper Richwoods Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Upper Richwoods Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #462498 (Upper Richwoods Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #462498 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 229 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fairfield North
- Location given for Upper Richwoods Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0602977 Lon: -91.8810044
- 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 Jefferson, 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- Upper Richwoods 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. |
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