A visit to the Amsterdam Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Amsterdam Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Amsterdam Cemetery (FG ID #94165).
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 Amsterdam Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Amsterdam Cemetery:
42.9236, -93.5895
The Amsterdam Cemetery is located in Hancock County<2>.
The county seat for Hancock County is located in Garner. Garner lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north of the Amsterdam Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Amsterdam Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Amsterdam Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Amsterdam Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Immanuel Reformed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Simenson Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Meservey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Meservey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meservey Cemetery
- Belmond Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Holland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- West Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Old Amsterdam Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Olaf Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Ringsaker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Amsterdam Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Amsterdam Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Norway Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alexander Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Richland Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Amsterdam Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Amsterdam Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Goodell
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Belmond
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Meservey
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Meservey is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meservey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
- Klemme
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Olaf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alexander
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cornelia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thornton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kanawha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Solberg ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rowan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Garner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Clarion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Duncan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Swaledale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Galt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Latimer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ventura
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Britt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holmes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coulter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Amsterdam Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hancock County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Amsterdam Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belmond
- Britt
- Clarion
- Clear Lake
- Dows
- Dows lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Amsterdam Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dows.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dows
- Garner
- Goodell
- Kanawha
- Klemme
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 websites either 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 Amsterdam Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Hancock 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 Amsterdam Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #94165
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #454175 (Amsterdam Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #454175 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: Hancock
- Est. Elev: 373 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Goodell
- Location given for Amsterdam Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.9235773 Lon: -93.589654
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Hancock, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Amsterdam 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |