A visit to the Iona 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 Iona Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Iona Cemetery:
37.4403, -89.5023
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Iona Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Iona Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County<2>.
The county seat for Cape Girardeau County is located in Jackson. Jackson lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Iona Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Iona Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Iona Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Iona Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Lange Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lange Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lange Cemetery
- Zierath Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Zierath Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zierath Cemetery
- Vangilder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Vangilder Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vangilder Cemetery
- Minton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Minton Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Cemetery
- Heuer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Heuer Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heuer Cemetery
- Ervin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ervin Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ervin Cemetery
- Darby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Darby Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby Cemetery
- Hobbs Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hobbs Chapel Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Chapel Cemetery
- McKendree Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The McKendree Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree Cemetery
- Old Hanover Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Old Hanover Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hanover Cemetery
- Rallo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Rallo Cemetery is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rallo Cemetery
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- Apple Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Apple Creek Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek Cemetery
- County Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The County Memorial Park is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Memorial Park
- Fairmont Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Fairmont Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont Cemetery
- New Lorimier Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The New Lorimier Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lorimier Cemetery
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Catholic Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Marys Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Mary's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #31349 <5>
- Russell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Hitt Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Hitt Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt Cemetery
- Hitt Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Hitt Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt Cemetery
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Auburn Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Auburn Cemetery
- Nunn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Nunn Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunn Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Iona Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Iona Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Leemon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Leemon is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemon
- Wolf Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Reynoldsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reynoldsville is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Pocahontas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cape Girardeau
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- McClure
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Cape Girardeau
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- East Cape Girardeau is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cape Girardeau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Shawneetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shawneetown is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawneetown
- Dutch Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dutch Mills is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
- Jonesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gordonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Altenburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Alto Pass
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Tower
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oak Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Anna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Anna is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,059 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <6>
- Dutchtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dutchtown is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
- Estimated population in 2018: 94 people
- Scott City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Thebes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Thebes is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thebes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Mill Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Creek is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Frohna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Frohna is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frohna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Cobden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pomona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Old Appleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Old Appleton is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Appleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
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 Iona Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cape Girardeau County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Iona Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anna
- Cape Girardeau
- Cobden
- Grand Tower
- Jackson
- Jonesboro
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 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 Iona Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Cape Girardeau 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 Iona Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #720153 (Iona Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #720153 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: Cape Girardeau
- Est. Elev: 166 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cape Girardeau NE
- Location given for Iona Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.4403273 Lon: -89.5023174
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Cape Girardeau, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Iona 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. |