A visit to the Blackjar Lutheran Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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 Blackjar Lutheran Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blackjar Lutheran Cemetery:
43.2791, -94.4041
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blackjar Lutheran Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blackjar Lutheran Cemetery is located in Kossuth County<2>.
The county seat for Kossuth County is located in Algona. Algona lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Blackjar Lutheran Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blackjar Lutheran Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Blackjar Lutheran Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blackjar Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Seneca Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Seneca Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Twp. Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Ringsted Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- United Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fenton Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Fenton Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton Twp. Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lotts Creek Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Swea Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Swea Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swea Twp. Cemetery
- Armstrong Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Armstrong Grove Cemetery is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Armstrong Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Armstrong.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1685622 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Burt Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Burt Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt Twp. Cemetery
- Harrison Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Union Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Twp. Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Blackjar Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blackjar Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Seneca
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Seneca is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Fenton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fenton is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Lone Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ringsted
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Armstrong
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Armstrong is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Swea City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bancroft
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bancroft is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Burt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burt is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Hoprig
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hoprig is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoprig
- Gerled
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gerled is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerled
- Whittemore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Whittemore is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Cylinder
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cylinder is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cylinder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ledyard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dolliver
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gruver
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gruver is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Emmetsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Algona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lakota
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lakota is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakota
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Graettinger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rodman
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rodman is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Titonka
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Titonka is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titonka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- German Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- German Valley is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Valley
- Wallingford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wallingford is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Sexton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sexton is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
- Ceylon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
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 Blackjar Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kossuth County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blackjar Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Algona
- Algona lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Blackjar Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Algona.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algona
- Armstrong
- Bancroft
- Burt
- Burt lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Blackjar Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Burt.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Ceylon
- Ceylon lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Blackjar Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ceylon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Emmetsburg
- Fenton
- Fenton lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Blackjar Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fenton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
- Graettinger
- Ringsted
- Swea City
- Titonka
- Whittemore
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Blackjar Lutheran Cemetery:
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- Pages specific to Kossuth 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 Blackjar Lutheran Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1925126 (Blackjar Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1925126 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: Kossuth
- Est. Elev: 372 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Seneca
- Location given for Blackjar Lutheran Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.2791281 Lon: -94.4041383
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Kossuth, 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- Blackjar Lutheran 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> | 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. |
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