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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. 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 Bohemian National Cemetery ...

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>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bohemian National Cemetery

Lat:   43.2169°   (43° 13' 0")

Lon:   -92.0479°   (-92° 2' 52")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Howard County
  • Ladwig Farm Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ladwig Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ladwig Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ladwig Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
  • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
  • South Kratz Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Kratz Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Kratz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The South Kratz Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
  • St. Clement Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Clement Cemetery
    • The St. Clement Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
  • St. Wenceslaus of Spillville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Wenceslaus of Spillville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Wenceslaus of Spillville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Wenceslaus of Spillville Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
  • Haug Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haug Cemetery
    • The Haug Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
  • United Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the United Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The United Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
  • German Methodist Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Methodist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The German Methodist Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
  • Saude Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saude Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saude Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Saude Lutheran Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
  • Little Turkey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Turkey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Turkey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Little Turkey Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • St. Marys Catholic Cemetery of Little Turkey
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Catholic Cemetery of Little Turkey
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Catholic Cemetery of Little Turkey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Catholic Cemetery of Little Turkey is located in Chickasaw County
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Lawler.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96202 <5>
    • C J Jack Farm Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the C J Jack Farm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the C J Jack Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The C J Jack Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
    • Madison Settlement Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Madison Settlement Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Madison Settlement Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Madison Settlement Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
    • Ridgeway Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridgeway Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridgeway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ridgeway Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
      • The Ridgeway Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ridgeway Community Cemetery
    • New Oregon Twp. Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Oregon Twp. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Oregon Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Oregon Twp. Cemetery is located in Howard County
    • New Oregon Twp. Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Oregon Twp. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Oregon Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Oregon Twp. Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
      • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
    • Kruse Farm Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kruse Farm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kruse Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kruse Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Junction
    • Jackson Junction is located in Winneshiek County
    • 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Navan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navan
    • Navan is located in Winneshiek County
  • Calmar
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calmar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calmar
    • Calmar is located in Winneshiek County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calmar <6>
  • Jerico
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jerico. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico
    • Jerico is located in Chickasaw County
  • Vernon Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Springs
    • Vernon Springs is located in Howard County
  • Lawler
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
    • Lawler is located in Chickasaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawler <6>
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucas
      • Saint Lucas is located in Fayette County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
      • Bluffton is located in Winneshiek County
    • Alpha
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
      • Alpha is located in Fayette County
    • Ossian
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Kendallville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
      • Kendallville is located in Winneshiek County
    • Douglass
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
      • Douglass is located in Fayette County
    • Davis Corners
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corners
      • Davis Corners is located in Howard County

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
    • Decorah lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Bohemian National Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Decorah.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 first visit 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:

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: GNIS record #454736 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: Protivin
    • County: Winneshiek         Elev: 345
    • Location given for GNIS #454736 (Bohemian National Cemetery)

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 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bohemian National Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2169, Longitude: -92.0479       In this case, the coordinates for the Bohemian National 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.




 

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