A visit to the Canoe 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 Canoe Cemetery ...
The Canoe Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Baker School Cemetery
- The Baker School Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
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- Big Canoe Cemetery
- The Big Canoe Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
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- Canoe Ridge Lutheran Cemetery
- East Freeport Cemetery
- The East Freeport Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
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- Freeport Cemetery
- The Freeport Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
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- Glenwood Cemetery
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
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- Hauge Cemetery
- The Hauge Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
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- Methodist Cemetery
- The Methodist Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
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- North Washington Prairie Cemetery
- Phelps Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
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- Pontoppidan Cemetery
- The Pontoppidan Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
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- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Russell Cemetery
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
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- St. Benedict Cemetery
- The St. Benedict Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
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- St. John Cemetery
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
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- Salveson Cemetery
- The Salveson Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
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- Seegmiller Cemetery
- The Seegmiller Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
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- Seegmiller Cemetery
- The Seegmiller Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
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- Springwater Cemetery
- The Springwater Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
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- Stoen Farm Cemetery
- The Stoen Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
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- Teslow Farm Cemetery
- The Teslow Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
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- Washington Prairie Cemetery
- West Ridge Cemetery
- The West Ridge Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
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- Wilson Cemetery
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
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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 Canoe Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Bee
- Bee is located in Houston County (MN)
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- Bluffton
- Bluffton is located in Winneshiek County
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- Burr Oak
- Calmar
- Canton
- Castalia
- Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Decorah
- Dorchester
- Eitzen
- Eitzen is located in Houston County (MN)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Festina
- Fort Atkinson
- Frankville
- Frankville is located in Winneshiek County
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- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hesper
- Hesper is located in Winneshiek County
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- Highlandville
- Highlandville is located in Winneshiek County
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- Kendallville
- Kendallville is located in Winneshiek County
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- Lycurgus
- Lycurgus is located in Allamakee County
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- Mabel
- Newburg
- Newburg is located in Fillmore County (MN)
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- Ossian
- Quandahl
- Quandahl is located in Allamakee County
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- Riceford
- Riceford is located in Houston County (MN)
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- Ridgeway
- Spillville
- Spring Grove
- Waukon
- Willington Grove
- Willington Grove is located in Houston County (MN)
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- Wilmington
- Wilmington is located in Houston County (MN)
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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 Canoe 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 Canoe Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Calmar
- Canton
- Decorah
- Mabel
- Ossian
- Ridgeway
- Spring Grove
- Waukon
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Canoe 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 Canoe Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1941416 (Canoe Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1941416 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: 365 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Freeport
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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- Canoe Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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