A visit to the Dunkard 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 Dunkard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dunkard Cemetery:
42.9169, -96.3328
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dunkard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dunkard Cemetery is located in Sioux County<2>.
The county seat for Sioux County is located in Orange City. Orange City lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Dunkard Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Dunkard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dunkard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Christ Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Plymouth Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Grace Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Grace Hill Cemetery is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Hill Cemetery
- Resthaven Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Resthaven Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven Cemetery
- Sherman Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Sherman Twp. Cemetery is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Twp. Cemetery
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. James Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960259 <5>
- Seney City Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Seney City Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney City Cemetery
- Eason Family Burial Plot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lebanon Christian Reform Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Le Mars Memorial Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Peace Lutheran Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dunkard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dunkard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Craig
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Craig is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- McNally
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- McNally is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNally
- Ireton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Struble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Struble is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Struble
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Brunsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brunsville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Maurice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maurice is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Hawarden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chatsworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chatsworth is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Akron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Adaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Adaville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaville
- Le Mars
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lebanon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lebanon is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Sioux Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Westbrook Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Westbrook Village is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Big Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Big Springs is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Merrill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hudson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oyens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oyens is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Orange City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alcester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Millnerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Millnerville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millnerville
- Alton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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 Dunkard Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sioux County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dunkard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Akron
- Akron lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Dunkard Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Akron.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Alcester
- Alton
- Alton lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Dunkard Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Hawarden
- Hudson
- Ireton
- Le Mars
- Maurice
- Orange City
- Remsen
- Rock Valley
- Sioux Center
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 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 Dunkard Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Sioux 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 Dunkard Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #456064 (Dunkard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #456064 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: Sioux
- Est. Elev: 434 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ireton
- Location given for Dunkard Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.9169333 Lon: -96.3328036
- 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 Sioux, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dunkard 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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