A visit to the Valley 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 Valley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Valley Cemetery:
41.2728, -91.9321
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Valley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Valley Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Washington. Washington lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east of the Valley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Valley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Valley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tyrone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Tyrone Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Cemetery
- Talleyrand Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Talleyrand Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand Cemetery
- Shockley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Shockley Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockley Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The White Oak Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
- Middleton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Middleton Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rocky Run Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Run Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- New Haven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Reed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Ann Gowey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Ann Gowey Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ann Gowey Cemetery
- Gatlin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Gatlin Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatlin Cemetery
- Todd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Todd Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Cemetery
- Grace Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Grace Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Hill Cemetery
- Keota Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Keota Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keota Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Friends Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Richland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94830 <5>
- Clay Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Clay Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Cemetery
- Westminister Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Westminister Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminister Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Talleyrand
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Talleyrand is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
- Rubio
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rubio is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubio
- Keota
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Richland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Chester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Chester is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Brighton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harper is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Ollie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ollie is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Pleasant Plain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Packwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Packwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Washington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Nira
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Nira is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nira
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Linby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Linby is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linby
- Kinross
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kinross is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Perlee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Perlee is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perlee
- Coppock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coppock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Nugent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Nugent is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nugent
- Pekin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pekin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Wellman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- South English
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- South English is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South English
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Sigourney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Maharishi Vedic City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- 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
- Abingdon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Abingdon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Wayland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Havre
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Havre is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
- Webster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Webster is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Hayesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hayesville is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
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 Valley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brighton
- Keota
- Pleasant Plain
- Richland
- Sigourney
- South English
- Washington
- Wayland
- Wellman
- West Chester
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 Valley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Valley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1981812 (Valley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1981812 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 226 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Keota
- Location given for Valley Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.2727916 Lon: -91.9321186
- 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 Washington, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Valley 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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