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A visit to the Bockelmann Family 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 Bockelmann Family Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bockelmann Family Cemetery:

42.0955, -95.5356

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bockelmann Family Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Bockelmann Family Cemetery is located in Crawford County<2>.

The county seat for Crawford County is located in Denison. Denison lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Bockelmann Family Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Bockelmann Family Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Bockelmann Family Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
  • St. John Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The St. John Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
  • St. Boniface Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
  • Charter Oak Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Charter Oak Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oak Cemetery
  • Morgan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Morgan Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
  • Otter Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Otter Creek Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek Cemetery
  • Willow Twp. Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Willow Twp. Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Twp. Cemetery
  • Hartliben Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Clairce Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The St. Clairce Cemetery is located in Monona County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clairce Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Monona County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Lehfeld Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lehfeld Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehfeld Cemetery
  • Grant Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Grant Cemetery is located in Ida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Butler Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Butler Cemetery is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
    • Crawford County Home Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
    • Zion Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
    • Crawford Heights Memorial Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Rose of Lima Catholic Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Rose of Lima Catholic Cemetery is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Rose of Lima Catholic Cemetery
      • The St. Rose of Lima Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Rose of Lima Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96268 <5>
    • Milford Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Milford Cemetery is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Cemetery
    • Putman Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Putman Cemetery is located in Monona County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putman Cemetery
    • Dow City Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Dow City Cemetery is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dow City Cemetery
    • Old Catholic Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Old Catholic Cemetery is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Catholic Cemetery
    • Kiron Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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]<3> of the Bockelmann Family Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bockelmann Family Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Charter Oak
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ricketts
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ricketts is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Kenwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Kenwood is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
  • Schleswig
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ute
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Ute is located in Monona County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ute
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ute <6>
  • Bell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Bell is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
  • Arion
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Arion is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
  • Sunset Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunset Village is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
  • Denison
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Dow City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Deloit
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Deloit is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deloit
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
  • Kiron
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Danbury
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mapleton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Soldier
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Buck Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Buck Grove is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
    • Battle Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Boyer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Boyer is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer
    • Dunlap
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Vail
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Vail is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vail <6>
    • Ida Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

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 Bockelmann Family Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Crawford County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Battle Creek
  • Charter Oak
  • Danbury
  • Denison
    • Denison lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Bockelmann Family Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Denison.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denison
  • Dow City
  • Dunlap
    • Dunlap lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Bockelmann Family Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dunlap.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
  • Ida Grove
  • Kiron
    • Kiron lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Bockelmann Family Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kiron.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiron
  • Mapleton
  • Moorhead
  • Odebolt
  • Soldier
    • Soldier lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Bockelmann Family Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Soldier.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier
  • Vail
    • Vail lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Bockelmann Family Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vail.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail

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 professional and volunteer 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 Bockelmann Family Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Crawford 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 Bockelmann Family Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1982849  (Bockelmann Family Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1982849 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: Crawford
      • Est. Elev: 415 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Charter Oak
      • Location given for Bockelmann Family Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.0955443     Lon: -95.5355568
      • 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 Crawford, 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- Bockelmann Family 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.