A visit to the Blossom Hill 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 Blossom Hill Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blossom Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blossom Hill Cemetery
Lat: 42.6286° (42° 37' 42")
Lon: -94.1102° (-94° 6' 36")
The Blossom Hill Cemetery is located in Webster County<2>.
The county seat for Webster County is located in Fort Dodge. Fort Dodge lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Blossom Hill Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Blossom Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blossom Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pioneer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Hovey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hovey Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hovey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hovey Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Hovey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hovey Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hovey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hovey Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Newark Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newark Twp. Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newark Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Newark Twp. Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- East Ullensvang Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Ullensvang Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Ullensvang Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The East Ullensvang Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- West Ullensvang Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Ullensvang Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Ullensvang Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The West Ullensvang Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- East Beaver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Beaver Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Beaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The East Beaver Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Willicksen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willicksen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willicksen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Willicksen Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Indian Mound Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Mound Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Indian Mound Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Concordia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concordia Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concordia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Concordia Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Norway Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norway Twp. Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norway Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Norway Twp. Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- North Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Lawn Cemetery
- The North Lawn Cemetery is located in Webster County
- The North Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Haviland Cemetery
- St. Paul German Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95607 <5>
- Norway Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norway Lake Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norway Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Norway Lake Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Corpus Christi Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Memorial Park is located in Webster County
- Colfax Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colfax Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colfax Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Colfax Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Schwenck Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schwenck Family Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schwenck Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Schwenck Family Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Hardy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hardy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Blossom Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blossom Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Badger
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Vincent
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Vincent is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Thor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dakota City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Humboldt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Dodge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cypsum City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypsum City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypsum City
- Cypsum City is located in Webster County
- Eagle Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clare
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clare have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Clare is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Tara
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tara
- Tara is located in Webster County
- Coalville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Coalville is located in Webster County
- Duncombe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Goldfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hardy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Hardy is located in Humboldt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Rutland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Rutland is located in Humboldt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Kalo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalo
- Kalo is located in Webster County
- Evanston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Evanston is located in Webster County
- Arnold
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arnold. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Arnold is located in Humboldt County
- Otho
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Brushy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
- Brushy is located in Webster County
- Woolstock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolstock
- Woolstock is located in Wright County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Pioneer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Pioneer is located in Humboldt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Barnum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
- Barnum is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Moorland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moorland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorland
- Moorland is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moorland <6>
- Renwick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Blossom Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Webster County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blossom Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Duncombe
- Eagle Grove
- Fort Dodge
- Goldfield
- Humboldt
- Renwick
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 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 Blossom Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Webster 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 Blossom Hill 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 Blossom Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #454706 (Blossom Hill Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #454706 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: Thor
- County: Webster Elev: 351
- Location given for GNIS #454706 (Blossom Hill Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Webster County: www.webstercountyia.org/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
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 Webster, 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 Blossom Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6286, Longitude: -94.1102 In this case, the coordinates for the Blossom Hill Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<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 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. |
<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. |