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. 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 Blossom Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blossom Hill Cemetery:
42.6286, -94.1102
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>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Hovey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hovey Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hovey Cemetery
- Hovey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hovey Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hovey Cemetery
- Newark Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Newark Twp. Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Twp. Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- East Ullensvang Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Ullensvang Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Beaver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The East Beaver Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Beaver Cemetery
- Willicksen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Willicksen Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willicksen Cemetery
- Indian Mound Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Indian Mound Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound Cemetery
- Concordia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Concordia Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia Cemetery
- Norway Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Norway Twp. Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Twp. Cemetery
- 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)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- North Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The North Lawn Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lawn Cemetery
- 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)
- The Norway Lake Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Lake Cemetery
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Corpus Christi Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Corpus Christi Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corpus Christi Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Corpus Christi Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Fort Dodge.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94521 <5>
- Oakland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakland Cemetery is located in Fort Dodge.
- Ft. Dodge Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Ft. Dodge Memorial Park is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Dodge Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ft. Dodge Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Fort Dodge.
- The Ft. Dodge Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95444 <5>
- Colfax Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Colfax Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax Cemetery
- Schwenck Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hardy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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)
- Vincent is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- 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)
- Cypsum City is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypsum City
- Eagle Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clare
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Clare is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Tara
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tara is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tara
- Coalville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Coalville is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- 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)
- Hardy is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Rutland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rutland is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Kalo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kalo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalo
- Evanston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Evanston is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Arnold
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Arnold is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Otho
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Brushy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Brushy is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
- Woolstock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Woolstock is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Pioneer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pioneer is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Barnum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barnum is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Moorland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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 first turn to 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:
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: In 2021, GNIS record #454706 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: Webster
- Est. Elev: 351 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Thor
- Location given for Blossom Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.6285814 Lon: -94.1102348
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blossom Hill 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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