A visit to the Wilson 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 Wilson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilson Cemetery:
41.9642, -90.2121
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wilson Cemetery is located in Clinton County<2>.
The county seat for Clinton County is located in Clinton. Clinton lies just to the south of the Wilson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Wilson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Hauntown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hauntown Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauntown Cemetery
- Andover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Andover Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover Cemetery
- Teeds Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Teeds Grove Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teeds Grove Cemetery
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakland Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Clinton.
- Dierks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Dierks Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dierks Cemetery
- St. Irenaeus Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Irenaeus Calvary Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Irenaeus Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Irenaeus Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Clinton.
- The St. Irenaeus Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Cemetery
- St. Irenaeus Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94394 <5>
- Canada Hollow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Fulton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Fulton Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Fulton (IL).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105008 <5>
- Fulton Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Fulton Twp. Cemetery is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Twp. Cemetery
- The Fulton Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fulton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105767 <5>
- Fulton Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Miles Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Center Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Center Grove Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove Cemetery
- Hess Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hess Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess Cemetery
- Springdale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Springdale Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Springdale Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Clinton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96406 <5>
- Mt. St. Claire Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Spring Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Spring Lake Cemetery is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake 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 Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elk River Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elk River Junction is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River Junction
- Andover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Andover is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Teeds Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Teeds Grove is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teeds Grove
- Sixmile
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sixmile is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Thomson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tenmile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tenmile is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
- Bryant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bryant is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Fulton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,285 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <6>
- Sabula
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Miles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Clinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Clinton is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Clinton
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ayers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ayers is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Goose Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Goose Lake is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Spring Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Hickory Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Grove is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Savanna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elvira
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elvira is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvira
- Argo Fay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Argo Fay is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo Fay
- Wacker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wacker is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wacker
- Ideal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ideal is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
- Center Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Center Hill is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Van Buren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Van Buren is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Preston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Camanche
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Albany
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
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 Wilson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clinton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albany
- Camanche
- Clinton
- Fulton
- Preston
- Sabula
- Savanna
- Thomson
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Wilson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Clinton 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 Wilson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #463101 (Wilson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #463101 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: Clinton
- Est. Elev: 232 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clinton NW
- Location given for Wilson Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.9641936 Lon: -90.2120728
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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 Clinton, 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- Wilson 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. |