A visit to the Bragstad 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 Bragstad Family Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bragstad Family Cemetery:
43.2494, -96.4586
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bragstad Family Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bragstad Family Cemetery is located in Sioux County<2>.
The county seat for Sioux County is located in Orange City. Orange City lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the southeast of the Bragstad Family Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bragstad Family Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Bragstad Family Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bragstad Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sioux Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Sioux Cemetery is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Richland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- Beloit Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Beloit Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit Cemetery
- Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Canton Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Canton Lutheran Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Canton Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Canton (SD).
- The Canton Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Canton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96860 <5>
- Eden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- North Trinity Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The North Trinity Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Trinity Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Hill Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Canton (SD).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97003 <5>
- Lands Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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- Valley View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Lebanon Christian Reform Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tuntland Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Tuntland Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuntland Cemetery
- Romsdal Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nathanael Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bragstad Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bragstad Family Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fairview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Inwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Beloit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Beloit is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
- Canton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rock Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Moe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moe is located in Lincoln County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moe
- Klondike
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Klondike is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Alvord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lebanon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lebanon is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Doon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Perkins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Perkins is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
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- Lester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lester is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Larchwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hull
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Worthing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Alcester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hawarden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Westbrook Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westbrook Village is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Harrisburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sioux Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Shindler
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Shindler is located in Lincoln County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shindler
- Population from the 2010 Census: 584 people
- Beresford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beresford is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,043 people
- Former name for Beresford:
- Paris
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beresford <6>
- Rowena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rock Rapids
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bruce
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bruce is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
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 Bragstad Family Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sioux County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bragstad Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alcester
- Alvord
- Beloit
- Beloit lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Bragstad Family Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Beloit.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
- Beresford
- Canton
- Canton lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Bragstad Family Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Canton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Doon
- Doon lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Bragstad Family Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Doon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doon
- Fairview
- Harrisburg
- Hawarden
- Hills
- Hills lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Bragstad Family Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hills.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Hudson
- Hull
- Hull lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Bragstad Family Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hull.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Inwood lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Bragstad Family Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Inwood.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Larchwood
- Rock Rapids
- Rock Valley
- Sioux Center
- Worthing
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 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 Bragstad Family Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Sioux 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 Bragstad Family Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1906343 (Bragstad Family Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1906343 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: Sioux
- Est. Elev: 439 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fairview
- Location given for Bragstad Family Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.2494266 Lon: -96.4586469
- 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 Sioux, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bragstad 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. |