A visit to the Bohemian National 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 Bohemian National Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bohemian National Cemetery:
43.2169, -92.0479
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bohemian National Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bohemian National Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County<2>.
The county seat for Winneshiek County is located in Decorah. Decorah lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Bohemian National Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bohemian National Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Bohemian National Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bohemian National Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Ladwig Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ladwig Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladwig Farm Cemetery
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- South Kratz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The South Kratz Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Kratz Cemetery
- St. Clement Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Clement Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clement Cemetery
- St. Wenceslaus of Spillville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Haug Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Haug Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haug Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Haug Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Spillville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95010 <5>
- Lincoln Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- United Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The United Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Cemetery
- German Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Saude Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Little Turkey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Little Turkey Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Turkey Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery of Little Turkey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Lawler.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96202 <5>
- C J Jack Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The C J Jack Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for C J Jack Farm Cemetery
- Madison Settlement Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- 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
- New Oregon Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Oregon Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Fort Atkinson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95645 <5>
- St. Peters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Kruse Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Kruse Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kruse Farm Cemetery
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 Bohemian National Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bohemian National Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Protivin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Spillville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ridgeway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jackson Junction is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Fort Atkinson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Navan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Navan is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navan
- Calmar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jerico
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jerico is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico
- Vernon Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon Springs is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Springs
- Lawler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cresco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Waucoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Saint Lucas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Lucas is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Festina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Decorah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bluffton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bluffton is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Alpha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Alpha is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Ossian
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kendallville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kendallville is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
- Douglass
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Douglass is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
- Davis Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Corners is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corners
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 Bohemian National 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 Bohemian National Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Calmar
- Calmar lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Bohemian National Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Calmar.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calmar
- Cresco
- Cresco lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Bohemian National Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cresco.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco
- Decorah
- Fredericksburg
- Lawler
- Lawler lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Bohemian National Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lawler.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
- New Hampton
- Ossian
- Ossian lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Bohemian National Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ossian.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossian
- Ridgeway
- Waucoma
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 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 Bohemian National 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 Bohemian National Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #454736 (Bohemian National Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #454736 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: 345 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Protivin
- Location given for Bohemian National Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.2169152 Lon: -92.0479445
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bohemian National 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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