A visit to the Vale 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 Vale Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Vale Cemetery:
40.7698, -91.7613
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Vale Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Vale Cemetery is located in Van Buren County<2>.
The county seat for Van Buren County is located in Keosauqua. Keosauqua lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Vale Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Vale Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Vale Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Holsworth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Holsworth Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holsworth Cemetery
- Wallingford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Wallingford Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford Cemetery
- Stone - Tree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Stone - Tree Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone - Tree Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Dibble Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dibble Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibble Cemetery
- Blackmore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Blackmore Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmore Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The White Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Bayles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bayles Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayles Cemetery
- Snyder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Snyder Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
- Hillsboro Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hillsboro Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Cemetery
- Trumbo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Trumbo Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbo Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bentonsport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bentonsport Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonsport Cemetery
- New Lexington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The New Lexington Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington Cemetery
- Bonaparte Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bonaparte Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonaparte Cemetery
- Reed's Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Reed's Creek Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed's Creek Cemetery
- Kennedy Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fordyce Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fordyce Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Columbus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Columbus Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Cemetery
- Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Vernon Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Cemetery
- Cave Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Cave Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Cemetery
- McDaniel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sharon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Vale Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Vale Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Big Mound
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Big Mound is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mound
- Bonaparte
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Russellville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Russellville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Russellville has also been known as:
- Doantown
- Mount Hamill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Hamill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hamill
- Former names for Mount Hamill:
- Courtwright
- Hamill
- White Lane ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- White Lane is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lane
- Stockport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Houghton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Houghton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Farmington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Primrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Winchester is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mount Zion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Keosauqua
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pilot Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pilot Grove is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Glasgow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Glasgow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Kilbourn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
- Acasto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Acasto is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acasto
- Croton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Croton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
- Saint Paul
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Paul is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Birmingham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Mount Sterling
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Anson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Anson is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
- Athens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Athens is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Donnellson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland Mills is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mills
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 Vale 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 Vale Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Birmingham
- Bonaparte
- Donnellson
- Farmington
- Keosauqua
- Salem
- Stockport
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Vale 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 Vale Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1823545 (Vale Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1823545 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: 218 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stockport
- Location given for Vale Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7697525 Lon: -91.7612768
- 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 Van Buren, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Vale 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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