A visit to the Yankee Point 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 Yankee Point Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Yankee Point Cemetery:
41.5500, -92.0180
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Yankee Point Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Yankee Point Cemetery is located in Iowa County<2>.
The county seat for Iowa County is located in Marengo. Marengo lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the north of the Yankee Point Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Yankee Point Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Yankee Point Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Yankee Point Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Clothier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Clothier Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clothier Cemetery
- Piersol Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Piersol Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piersol Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Vincent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Vincent Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Cemetery
- Walsh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Walsh Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh Cemetery
- Watters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Watters Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watters Cemetery
- North English Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Champion Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pilot Grove Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- South English Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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- Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- McArtor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The McArtor Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArtor Cemetery
- St. Michaels Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Bernards Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Millersburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Millersburg Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg Cemetery
- Lutton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Lutton Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lutton Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of North English.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95362 <5>
- Ricord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Ricord Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricord Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Yankee Point Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Yankee Point Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Parnell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- North English
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kinross
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kinross is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- South English
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South English is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South English
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Millersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Millersburg is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Nira
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nira is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nira
- Williamsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wellman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Webster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Ambrose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ambrose is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
- Aurora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Aurora is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Harper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Harper is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
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- Amish
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Amish is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish
- Conroy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Conroy is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroy
- Keswick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Keota
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Windham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Windham is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
- Williamstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Williamstown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Frytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Frytown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Cosgrove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cosgrove is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosgrove
- South Amana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kalona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oxford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ladora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thornburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Thornburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Sigourney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Talleyrand
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Talleyrand is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
- West Chester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Chester is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- West Amana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- West Amana is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amana
- Marengo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Tilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tilton is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
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 Yankee Point Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Iowa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Yankee Point Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Kalona
- Keota
- Keota lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Yankee Point Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Keota.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keota
- Keswick
- Ladora
- Ladora lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Yankee Point Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ladora.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladora
- Marengo
- North English
- Oxford
- Parnell
- Sigourney
- South English
- Wellman
- West Chester
- Williamsburg
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 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 Yankee Point Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Iowa 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 Yankee Point Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #463235 (Yankee Point Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #463235 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: Iowa
- Est. Elev: 242 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: North English
- Location given for Yankee Point Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5500091 Lon: -92.0179549
- 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 Iowa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Yankee Point 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. |
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