A visit to the West Chester 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 West Chester Cemetery ...
The West Chester Cemetery is located in Washington County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Bethel Cemetery
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Center Cemetery
- The Center Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- County Farm Cemetery
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Craven Cemetery
- The Craven Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Elm Grove Cemetery
- Gatlin Cemetery
- The Gatlin Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Grace Hill Cemetery
- The Grace Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Keota Cemetery
- The Keota Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
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- Lexington Cemetery
- The Lexington Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Middleton Cemetery
- The Middleton Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- New Haven Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Philips Cemetery
- The Philips Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Pilot Grove Cemetery
- The Pilot Grove Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Pleasant Plain Cemetery
- Roberts Chapel Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
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- Taylor Cemetery
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Todd Cemetery
- The Todd Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Tyrone Cemetery
- The Tyrone Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Wellman Cemetery
- The Wellman Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Westminister Cemetery
- The Westminister Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- White Oak Cemetery
- The White Oak Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Woodlawn 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 West Chester Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Ainsworth
- Amish
- Amish is located in Johnson County
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- Brighton
- Coppock
- Coppock is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Crawfordsville
- Frytown
- Frytown is located in Johnson County
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- Harper
- Harper is located in Keokuk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Havre
- Havre is located in Washington County
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- Kalona
- Keota
- Kinross
- Kinross is located in Keokuk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Nira
- Nira is located in Washington County
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- Continue List (14 more) ...
- North English
- Ollie
- Ollie is located in Keokuk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Pleasant Plain
- Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Richland
- Riverside
- Rubio
- Rubio is located in Washington County
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- South English
- South English is located in Keokuk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Talleyrand
- Talleyrand is located in Keokuk County
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- Washington
- Wayland
- Wellman
- West Chester
- West Chester is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Williamstown
- Williamstown is located in Johnson County
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- Windham
- Windham is located in Johnson County
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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 West Chester 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 West Chester Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ainsworth
- Brighton
- Crawfordsville
- Kalona
- Keota
- North English
- Pleasant Plain
- Richland
- Riverside
- South English
- Washington
- Wayland
- Wellman
- West Chester
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 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 West Chester 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 West Chester Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #462836 (West Chester Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #462836 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: 228 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Chester
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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- West Chester Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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