A visit to the Wolfe 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 Wolfe Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wolfe Cemetery:
40.6603, -91.8924
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wolfe Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wolfe Cemetery is located in Van Buren County<2>.
The county seat for Van Buren County is located in Keosauqua. Keosauqua lies just to the northwest of the Wolfe Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wolfe Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Wolfe Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wolfe Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Center Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Center Chapel Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Chapel Cemetery
- Harness Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Harness Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harness Cemetery
- Thomson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Thomson Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson Cemetery
- Robb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Robb Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robb Cemetery
- Dodson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Dodson Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Wiley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wiley Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Blackledge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Blackledge Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackledge Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Bradford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Prall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Prall Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prall Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Heald Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Heald Cemetery is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heald Cemetery
- Dulin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Dulin Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dulin Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Farmington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94609 <5>
- Preen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Preen Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preen Cemetery
- Helwig Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Helwig Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helwig Cemetery
- Neumann Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Neumann Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neumann Cemetery
- New Lexington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The New Lexington Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington Cemetery
- Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Vernon Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon 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 Wolfe Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wolfe Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mount Sterling
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Acasto
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Acasto is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acasto
- Bonaparte
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Keosauqua
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Anson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Anson is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
- Farmington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Cantril
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chambersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersburg is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Kilbourn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
- Athens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Athens is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Croton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Croton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Big Mound
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Big Mound is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mound
- Winchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Winchester is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Primrose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Stockport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Granger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Granger is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Luray
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Luray is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Peaksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Peaksville is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Milton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Birmingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Arbela
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hamill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hamill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hamill
- Former names for Mount Hamill:
- Courtwright
- Hamill
- Russellville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Russellville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Russellville has also been known as:
- Doantown
- Hillsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Leando
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leando is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
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 Wolfe 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 Wolfe Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Birmingham
- Bonaparte
- Cantril
- Farmington
- Granger
- Keosauqua
- Luray
- Milton
- 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 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 Wolfe 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 Wolfe Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #463173 (Wolfe Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #463173 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: 222 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Keosauqua
- Location given for Wolfe Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6603092 Lon: -91.8923927
- 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 from Point A (ie- Wolfe 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. |