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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Wright Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wright Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wright Cemetery

Lat:   40.9528°   (40° 57' 10")

Lon:   -91.8727°   (-91° 52' 21")

The Wright Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.

The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Fairfield. Fairfield lies just to the northwest of the Wright Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Wright Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wright Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Galliher Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galliher Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Galliher Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Galliher Family Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Patterson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patterson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Patterson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Bradshaw Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradshaw Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradshaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bradshaw Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Fielder Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fielder Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fielder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fielder Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Jones Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jones Family Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2134901 <5>
  • Bethesda Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethesda Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethesda Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Roth Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Roth Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Glasgow Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glasgow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glasgow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Glasgow Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Bonnifield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bonnifield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bonnifield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bonnifield Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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    • Clinkenbeard Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clinkenbeard Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clinkenbeard Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clinkenbeard Family Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2311941 <5>
    • Smith Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Switzer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Switzer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Switzer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Switzer Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Fairfield Evergreen Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #195639 <5>
    • Memorial Lawn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Lawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Memorial Lawn Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • County Poor Farm Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Poor Farm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Poor Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The County Poor Farm Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Steele Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steele Cemetery
      • The Steele Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • The Steele Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Covenantor Cemetery
      • Convenantor - Cumberland - Steele Cemetery
      • Steele Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129732 <5>
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96480 <5>
    • Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Methodist Episcopal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Methodist Episcopal Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • United Presbyterian Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Presbyterian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the United Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The United Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Maple Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Parkerville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parkerville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parkerville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Parkerville Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Spencer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spencer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spencer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spencer Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Gilmore Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilmore Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gilmore Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Upland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Upland Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Hopkirk Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopkirk Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopkirk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hopkirk Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • The Hopkirk Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hopkirk Family Cemetery
    • New Sweden Lutheran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Sweden Lutheran Cemetery
      • The New Sweden Lutheran Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Sweden Lutheran Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Lockridge.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95586 <5>
    • New Sweden Baptist Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Sweden Baptist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Sweden Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Sweden Baptist Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Peterson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peterson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peterson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Salina Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salina Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salina Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salina Cemetery is located in Jefferson County

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 Wright Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wright Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Glasgow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glasgow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
    • Glasgow is located in Jefferson County
  • Birmingham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birmingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
    • Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
  • Stockport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Fairfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lockridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockridge
    • Lockridge is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockridge <7>
  • Perlee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Perlee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perlee
    • Perlee is located in Jefferson County
  • Libertyville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
    • Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Rome
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Rome is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
  • Maharishi Vedic City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maharishi Vedic City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
    • Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
  • Kilbourn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
    • Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
  • Hillsboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
    • Hillsboro is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
  • Westwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
    • Westwood is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Douds
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douds
      • Douds is located in Van Buren County
    • Leando
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
      • Leando is located in Van Buren County
    • Oakland Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mills
      • Oakland Mills is located in Henry County
    • Pleasant Plain
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
      • Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • Salem
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <7>
    • Selma
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
      • Selma is located in Van Buren County
    • Keosauqua
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Brighton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Batavia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Big Mound
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mound
      • Big Mound is located in Lee County
    • Russellville ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
      • Russellville is located in Lee County
      • Russellville has also been known as:
      • Doantown
    • Mount Pleasant
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Coppock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coppock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppock
      • Coppock is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
    • Packwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwood
      • Packwood is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
    • Abingdon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
      • Abingdon is located in Jefferson County

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 Wright Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wright Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Wright Cemetery:

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 Wright Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1823588  (Wright Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1823588 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Lockridge West
    • County: Jefferson         Elev: 229
    • Location given for GNIS #1823588 (Wright Cemetery)

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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 Jefferson, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Wright Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9528, Longitude: -91.8727       In this case, the coordinates for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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