A visit to the Dickens 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 Dickens Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dickens Cemetery:
43.1277, -95.0153
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dickens Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dickens Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Spencer. Spencer lies just to the west of the Dickens Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dickens Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Dickens Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dickens Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Logan Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Logan Twp. Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Twp. Cemetery
- North Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The North Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery
- The North Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- North Lawn Cemetery
- North Lawn Memorial Park
- Northlawn Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #919687 <5>
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Crown Hill Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Rosehill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Cemetery
- Prairie Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Silver Lake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Silver Lake Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake Cemetery
- Lost Island Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Evergreen Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Liberty Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield Twp. Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Terril.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94754 <5>
- Little Sioux Lutheran Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Osborn Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Osborn Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dickens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dickens Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dickens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dickens is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Ruthven
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spencer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gillett Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gillett Grove is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Langdon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Langdon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
- Greenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fostoria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fostoria is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
- Rossie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rossie is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Ayrshire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Webb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Webb is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Terril
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Terril is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terril
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Royal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cornell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cornell is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
- Old Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Milford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Graettinger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Everly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Everly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- Emmetsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sioux Rapids
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Arnolds Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Curlew
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Curlew is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curlew
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- West Okoboji
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Okoboji is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Okoboji
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Wallingford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wallingford is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Marathon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Marathon is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Wahpeton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wahpeton is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahpeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Moneta
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Moneta is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneta
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 Dickens Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dickens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Emmetsburg
- Everly
- Graettinger
- Greenville
- Milford
- Royal
- Royal lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Dickens Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Royal.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Ruthven
- Sioux Rapids
- Spencer
- Terril
- Webb
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 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 Dickens Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 Dickens Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1944365 (Dickens Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1944365 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 403 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dickens
- Location given for Dickens Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.1277446 Lon: -95.0152677
- 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 Clay, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dickens 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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