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. 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 Twp. Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Amsterdam Twp. Cemetery:
42.9383, -93.8030
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on the Amsterdam Twp. 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 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)
- Boone Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Boone Twp. Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Twp. Cemetery
- Corwith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Corwith Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwith Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- 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)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Amsterdam Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- National Hobo Memorial
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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)
- Corwith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Corwith is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwith
- 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)
- 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)
- Wesley is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Lu Verne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- 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)
- Solberg ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meservey
(16 miles [25.7 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
- 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 start with 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 Twp. 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 Twp. Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1235641
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 Twp. 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. |