A visit to the Upper Spring Grove 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 Spring Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Upper Spring Grove Cemetery:
42.3086, -91.6507
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Upper Spring Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Upper Spring Grove Cemetery is located in Buchanan County<2>.
The county seat for Buchanan County is located in Independence. Independence lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Upper Spring Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Upper Spring Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Upper Spring Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Upper Spring Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Troy Mills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Troy Mills Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Mills Cemetery
- Circle Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Circle Grove Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle Grove Cemetery
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Paris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Paris Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Cemetery
- Silver Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
- Coggon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Coggon Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggon Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Alice Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Alice Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice Cemetery
- Blodgett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Blodgett Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett Cemetery
- Nugents Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Quasqueton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Quasqueton Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quasqueton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Quasqueton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Quasqueton.
- The Quasqueton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2149540 <5>
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Clark Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Clark Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Clark Cemetery
- Oakhill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakhill Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhill 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 Spring Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Upper Spring Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Troy Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Robinson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Monti
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Monti is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monti
- Walker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Walker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Paris ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paris is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Coggon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ehler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ehler is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehler
- Quasqueton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Central City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ryan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Center Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Golden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Golden is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rowley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lafayette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lafayette is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Alburnett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Spencers Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Spencers Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Grove
- Winthrop
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Winthrop is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
- Prairieburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Prairieburg is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Masonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Masonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Hamerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hamerville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamerville
- Urbana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Toddville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Doris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Doris is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doris
- Argand
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Argand is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argand
- Manchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Spring Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Buchanan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Upper Spring Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alburnett
- Center Point
- Central City
- Coggon
- Coggon lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Upper Spring Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Coggon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggon
- Manchester
- Quasqueton
- Urbana
- Urbana lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Upper Spring Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Urbana.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
- Walker
- Walker lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Upper Spring Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Walker.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Winthrop
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Upper Spring Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Buchanan 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 Spring Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #462499 (Upper Spring Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #462499 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: Buchanan
- Est. Elev: 294 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Troy Mills
- Location given for Upper Spring Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.3086013 Lon: -91.6507235
- 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 Buchanan, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Upper Spring Grove 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. |