A visit to the Clear Lake Township 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 Clear Lake Twp. Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Clear Lake Twp. Cemetery:
43.1236, -93.4769
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Clear Lake Twp. Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Clear Lake Twp. Cemetery is located in Cerro Gordo County<2>.
The county seat for Cerro Gordo County is located in Mason City. Mason City lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east of the Clear Lake Twp. Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Clear Lake Twp. Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Clear Lake Twp. Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Clear Lake Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Forest Lawn Memorial Garden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ellington Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Lake Municipal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Clear Lake Municipal Cemetery is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake Municipal Cemetery
- The Clear Lake Municipal Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clear Lake Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #907197 <5>
- Ellington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Concord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Grant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Pilot Knob Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Memorial Park is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Calvary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
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- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
- The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lincoln Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95303 <5>
- Elim Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Elim Cemetery is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim Cemetery
- Kingland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Kingland Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingland Cemetery
- Madison Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Madison Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Cemetery
- Madison Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Brush Point Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Brush Point Cemetery is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Point Cemetery
- South Bethel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The South Bethel Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethel Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Clear Lake Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Clear Lake Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ventura
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Clear Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Garner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Creamery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Creamery is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
- Fertile
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Klemme
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burchinal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Burchinal is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burchinal
- Hanlontown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hanlontown is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Swaledale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Swaledale is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaledale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Forest City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Duncan is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Thornton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Thornton is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Meservey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Meservey is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meservey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
- Cameron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cameron is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Mason City Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mason City Junction is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City Junction
- Mason City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Goodell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goodell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Leland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leland is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Joice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Joice is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joice
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Britt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rockwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Portland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Portland is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Manly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Plymouth Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Plymouth Junction is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Junction
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 Clear Lake Twp. Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cerro Gordo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Clear Lake Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Britt
- Clear Lake
- Forest City
- Garner
- Garner lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Clear Lake Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Garner.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Goodell
- Klemme
- Manly
- Manly lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Clear Lake Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Manly.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manly
- Mason City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Clear Lake Twp. Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Cerro Gordo 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 Clear Lake Twp. Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1941241 (Clear Lake Township Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1941241 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: Cerro Gordo
- Est. Elev: 381 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ventura Heights
- Location given for Clear Lake Township Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.1235703 Lon: -93.4768737
- 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 Cerro Gordo, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clear Lake Twp. 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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