A visit to the Bluffton 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 Bluffton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bluffton Cemetery:
43.4064, -91.9113
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bluffton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bluffton Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County<2>.
The county seat for Winneshiek County is located in Decorah. Decorah lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Bluffton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bluffton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Bluffton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bluffton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Bridgets Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The St. Bridgets Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bridgets Cemetery
- Metcalf Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Metcalf Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf Cemetery
- Baethke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Baethke Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baethke Cemetery
- St. Agnes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Agnes Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Agnes Cemetery
- Gaul Timber Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Gaul Timber Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaul Timber Cemetery
- Ferkindstad Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- First Orleans Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Burr Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Burr Oak Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Orleans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Orleans Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cemetery
- Elliota Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Madison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Madison Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- East Madison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The East Madison Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Hauge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hauge Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauge Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Fremont Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Fremont Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Cemetery
- Eddy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Eddy Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddy Cemetery
- Prosper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Prosper Cemetery is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper Cemetery
- State Line Methodist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ryan Farm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Ryan Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Farm Cemetery
- Ridgeway Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Ridgeway Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway Cemetery
- The Ridgeway Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ridgeway Community Cemetery
- Springwater Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Springwater Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwater Cemetery
- Seegmiller Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Seegmiller Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seegmiller Cemetery
- Seegmiller Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Seegmiller Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seegmiller Cemetery
- Salveson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Salveson Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salveson Cemetery
- Hesper Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Hesper Public Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Hesper Public Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper Public Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hesper Public Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hesper.
- The Hesper Public Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hesper Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2230000 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bluffton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bluffton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bluffton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bluffton is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Burr Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kendallville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kendallville is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
- Ridgeway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hesper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hesper is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Canton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Decorah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cresco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mabel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Vernon Springs is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Springs
- Highlandville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Highlandville is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Newburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newburg is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Florenceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Florenceville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenceville
- Granger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Granger is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Spillville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Riceford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Riceford is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceford
- Protivin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Calmar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Quandahl
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Quandahl is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quandahl
- Spring Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forest City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Forest City is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
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 Bluffton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Winneshiek County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bluffton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Calmar
- Canton
- Cresco
- Decorah
- Harmony
- Lime Springs
- Mabel
- Ridgeway
- Spring Grove
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 Bluffton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Winneshiek 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 Bluffton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #454726 (Bluffton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #454726 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: Winneshiek
- Est. Elev: 329 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bluffton
- Location given for Bluffton Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.4063575 Lon: -91.9112692
- 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 Winneshiek, 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- Bluffton 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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