A visit to the Van Hyning 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 Van Hyning Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Van Hyning Cemetery:
40.7028, -91.4196
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Van Hyning Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Van Hyning Cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Van Hyning Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Van Hyning Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- West Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The West Point Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point Cemetery
- Pitman Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Enslow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Enslow Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enslow Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Creel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Creel Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel Cemetery
- Goldsmith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Goldsmith Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith Cemetery
- Blacksmith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Blacksmith Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksmith Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Graner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Graner Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graner Cemetery
- Whorton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Whorton Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whorton Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
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- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Brockway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Brockway Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway Cemetery
- Mothershed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mothershed Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mothershed Cemetery
- Creamer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Creamer Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamer Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Hoover Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hoover Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Half Breed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Half Breed Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Breed Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- John Box Grounds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lauther Grounds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Denmark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Denmark Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark 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 Van Hyning Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Van Hyning Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- West Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sawyer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sawyer is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Former names for Sawyer:
- Atlee
- Edwards
- Franklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Denmark
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffersonville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jeffersonville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
- Fort Madison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Paul
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Paul is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Pilot Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pilot Grove is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Donnellson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Augusta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Augusta is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Augusta
- Lowell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lowell is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Charleston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Charleston is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Niota
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wever
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- New Boston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Boston is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Nauvoo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Hamill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Hamill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hamill
- Former names for Mount Hamill:
- Courtwright
- Hamill
- Montrose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Middletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Houghton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Houghton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Primrose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Pontoosuc
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pontoosuc is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoosuc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Danville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Danville is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- White Lane ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- White Lane is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lane
- Powellton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Powellton is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Dallas City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Russellville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Russellville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Russellville has also been known as:
- Doantown
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 Van Hyning Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Van Hyning Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dallas City
- Danville
- Donnellson
- Fort Madison
- Montrose
- Nauvoo
- West Point
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Van Hyning Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Lee 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 Van Hyning Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1981322 (Van Hyning Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1981322 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: Lee
- Est. Elev: 218 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Point
- Location given for Van Hyning Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7028158 Lon: -91.4195978
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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 Lee, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Van Hyning 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |