A visit to the Amsterdam Township 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 Twp. Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Amsterdam Twp. Cemetery (FG ID #1235641)
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 Twp. Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Amsterdam Twp. Cemetery
Lat: 42.9383° (42° 56' 17")
Lon: -93.8030° (-93° 48' 10")
The Amsterdam Twp. Cemetery is located in Hancock County<2>.
The county seat for Hancock County is located in Garner. Garner lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Amsterdam Twp. Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Amsterdam Twp. Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Amsterdam Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Amsterdam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Magor Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wright Christian Reformed Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wright City Christian Reform Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Norway Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Olaf Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ringsaker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Simenson Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Simenson Family Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Boone Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boone Twp. Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boone Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Boone Twp. Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Corwith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corwith Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corwith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Corwith Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Hancock County
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- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Amsterdam Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Evergreen Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Swiss Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swiss Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swiss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Swiss Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Belmond Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. John Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Hancock County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Amsterdam Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Amsterdam Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kanawha
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Olaf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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.<6>
- 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 Twp. Cemetery to Olaf
- Corwith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corwith have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwith
- Corwith is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Goodell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Britt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Renwick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hutchins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cornelia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belmond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Klemme
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Klemme have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
- Duncan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Holmes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Clarion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wesley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Wesley is located in Kossuth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Lu Verne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lu Verne have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lu Verne
- Lu Verne is located in Kossuth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lu Verne <7>
- Hardy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goldfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Garner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
- Solberg ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meservey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meservey have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
- Sexton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rowan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Alexander
(18 miles [29 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 Twp. 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 Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belmond
- Britt
- Clarion
- Corwith
- Eagle Grove
- Garner
- Goldfield
- Goodell
- Kanawha
- Klemme
- Klemme lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Amsterdam Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Klemme.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klemme
- Livermore
- Lu Verne
- Renwick
- Wesley
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 Amsterdam Twp. 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 Twp. 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 Twp. Cemetery:
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 'straight-line' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Amsterdam Twp. Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9383, Longitude: -93.8030 |
<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 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. |
<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. |