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A visit to the Cooke 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 Cooke Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cooke 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 Cooke Cemetery

Lat:   42.5666°   (42° 33' 59")

Lon:   -94.9253°   (-94° 55' 31")

The Cooke Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County<2>.

The county seat for Buena Vista County is located in Storm Lake. Storm Lake lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Cooke Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Cooke Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cooke Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Newell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Newell Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
  • Cedar Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cedar Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
  • Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
  • Varina Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Varina Cemetery
    • The Varina Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
  • Newell Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newell Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newell Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Newell Catholic Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
  • St. John Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. John Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
  • St. Columbkille's Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Columbkille's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Columbkille's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Columbkille's Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
  • Cedar Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Cemetery
    • The Cedar Cemetery is located in Sac County
    • The Cedar Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cedar River Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129912 <5>
  • Nemaha Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Sac County
  • Elfsborg - Dover Twp. Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elfsborg - Dover Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elfsborg - Dover Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Elfsborg - Dover Twp. Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
    • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Sac County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Sac City.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95687 <5>
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 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 Buena Vista County
    • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 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 Buena Vista County
    • St. Johns Church of Christ Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Church of Christ Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Church of Christ Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Church of Christ Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
    • Garfield Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garfield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Garfield Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Crown Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crown Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crown Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crown Hill Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
    • Cory Grove Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Union Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Pomeroy.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96531 <5>
    • Swedish Mission Bethany Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swedish Mission Bethany Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swedish Mission Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Swedish Mission Bethany Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
    • Elfsborg Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elfsborg Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elfsborg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elfsborg Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
    • Elfsborg Lutheran Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elfsborg Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elfsborg Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elfsborg Lutheran Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County

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 Cooke Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cooke Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Fonda
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonda
    • Fonda is located in Pocahontas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fonda <6>
  • Newell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
    • Newell is located in Buena Vista County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 859 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newell <6>
  • Varina
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
    • Varina is located in Pocahontas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
  • Nemaha
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nemaha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
    • Nemaha is located in Sac County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
  • Sac City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Lytton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lytton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
    • Lytton is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
  • Juniata
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
    • Juniata is located in Buena Vista County
  • Jolley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolley
    • Jolley is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
  • Pomeroy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomeroy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
    • Pomeroy is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomeroy <6>
  • Early
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakeside
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • Lakeside is located in Buena Vista County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
  • Albert City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Storm Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Twin Lakes
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
      • Twin Lakes is located in Calhoun County
    • Casino Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casino Beach
      • Casino Beach is located in Buena Vista County
    • Yetter
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yetter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yetter
      • Yetter is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
    • Sherwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sherwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
      • Sherwood is located in Calhoun County
    • Palmer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
      • Palmer is located in Pocahontas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmer <6>
    • Pocahontas
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocahontas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
      • Pocahontas is located in Pocahontas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocahontas <6>
    • Truesdale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdale
      • Truesdale is located in Buena Vista County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Truesdale <6>
    • Rockwell City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Schaller
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Lake View
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Manson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
      • Manson is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,529 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manson <6>
    • Laurens
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)

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 Cooke Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Buena Vista County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cooke Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Cooke 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 Cooke Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1925880  (Cooke Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1925880 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: Newell East
    • County: Buena Vista         Elev: 376
    • Location given for GNIS #1925880 (Cooke Cemetery)

The official website for Buena Vista County: www.co.buena-vista.ia.us/

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 Buena Vista, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Cooke Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5666, Longitude: -94.9253       In this case, the coordinates for the Cooke 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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