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. 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 Amsterdam Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Amsterdam Cemetery
Lat: 42.9236° (42° 55' 24")
Lon: -93.5895° (-93° 35' 22")
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 .
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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Simenson Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simenson Family Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simenson Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Simenson Family Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Meservey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meservey Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meservey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Meservey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Amsterdam Twp. Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Amsterdam Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The New Amsterdam Twp. Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Norway Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alexander Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alexander Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alexander Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Concord Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meservey have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meservey
- Meservey is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
- Klemme
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Klemme have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klemme
- Klemme is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Klemme <7>
- Olaf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Olaf. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaf
- Olaf is located in Wright County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Olaf
- From the Amsterdam Cemetery to Olaf
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garner have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Garner is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,031 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garner <7>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Duncan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Swaledale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Clarion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Galt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Latimer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latimer have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Latimer is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latimer <7>
- Ventura
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ventura have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventura
- Ventura is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ventura <7>
- 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 visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Amsterdam Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Hancock County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Amsterdam Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #454175 (Amsterdam Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #454175 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: Goodell
- County: Hancock Elev: 373
- Location given for GNIS #454175 (Amsterdam Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #94165
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Amsterdam Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9236, Longitude: -93.5895 |
<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> | 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. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |