A visit to the Burr Oak 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 Burr Oak Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Burr Oak Cemetery:
43.4544, -91.8657
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Burr Oak Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Burr Oak Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County<2>.
The county seat for Winneshiek County is located in Decorah. Decorah lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Burr Oak Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Burr Oak Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Burr Oak Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burr Oak Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Prosper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Prosper Cemetery is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper Cemetery
- Elliota Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Agnes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Agnes Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Agnes Cemetery
- Metcalf Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Metcalf Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf Cemetery
- Bluffton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bluffton Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton Cemetery
- Bluffton Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Bridgets Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Bridgets Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bridgets Cemetery
- Salveson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Salveson Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salveson Cemetery
- Hesper Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Hesper Public Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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>
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Catholic Cemetery is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- The Calvary Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82044 <5>
- Gaul Timber Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Gaul Timber Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaul Timber Cemetery
- Hauge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hauge Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauge Cemetery
- Mabel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mabel Cemetery is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel Cemetery
- Garness Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Garness Cemetery is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garness Cemetery
- State Line Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barnes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- First Orleans Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ferkindstad Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Baethke Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Baethke Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baethke Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Seegmiller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Seegmiller Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seegmiller Cemetery
- Seegmiller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Seegmiller Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seegmiller Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Fawcett Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Fawcett Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Farm Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Burr Oak Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Burr Oak Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Burr Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bluffton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bluffton is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Hesper
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hesper is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Mabel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Canton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Newburg is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Kendallville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kendallville is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
- Highlandville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Highlandville is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
- Riceford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Riceford is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceford
- Harmony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Decorah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ridgeway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Cresco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Quandahl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Quandahl is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quandahl
- Spring Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Granger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Granger is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Florenceville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Florenceville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenceville
- Vernon Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon Springs is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Springs
- Bee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bee is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- Willington Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Willington Grove is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington Grove
- Spillville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dorchester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wilmington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wilmington is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Yucatan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yucatan is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan
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 Burr Oak 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 Burr Oak Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Calmar
- Canton
- Cresco
- Decorah
- Harmony
- Lanesboro
- Mabel
- Preston
- Ridgeway
- Spring Grove
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 Burr Oak 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 Burr Oak Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #455000 (Burr Oak Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #455000 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: 388 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Burr Oak
- Location given for Burr Oak Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.4544126 Lon: -91.865711
- 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- Burr Oak 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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