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A visit to the Beloit Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Beloit Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Beloit Cemetery

Lat:   43.2913°   (43° 17' 28")

Lon:   -96.5583°   (-96° 33' 29")

The Beloit Cemetery is located in Lyon County<1>.

The county seat for Lyon County is located in Rock Rapids. Rock Rapids lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Beloit Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Beloit Cemetery.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Beloit Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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]<2> of the Beloit Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Beloit Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Beloit
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Canton
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Fairview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Inwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
    • Inwood is located in Lyon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inwood <6>
  • Klondike
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Moe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Worthing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Harrisburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hudson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Hudson is located in Lincoln County (SD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <6>
  • Larchwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larchwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larchwood
    • Larchwood is located in Lyon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Larchwood <6>
  • Shindler
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shindler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shindler
    • Shindler is located in Lincoln County (SD)
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 584 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Shindler
    • From the Beloit Cemetery to Shindler
  • Alvord
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Rock Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley
      • Rock Valley is located in Sioux County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,901 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Valley <6>
    • Lester
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lester have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
      • Lester is located in Lyon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
    • Rowena
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowena have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowena
      • Rowena is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowena <6>
    • Lebanon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Doon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doon
      • Doon is located in Lyon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doon <6>
    • Tea
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lennox
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lennox have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lennox
      • Lennox is located in Lincoln County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lennox <6>
    • Beresford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Alcester
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)

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 Beloit Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lyon County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Beloit Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Beloit Cemetery:

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 Beloit Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #454506  (Beloit Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #454506 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: Canton
    • County: Lyon         Elev: 398
    • Location given for GNIS #454506 (Beloit Cemetery)

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Lyon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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 Beloit Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2913, Longitude: -96.5583    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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