A visit to the East Side 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 East Side Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the East Side Cemetery:
43.4069, -94.8267
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the East Side Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The East Side Cemetery is located in Emmet County<2>.
The county seat for Emmet County is located in Estherville. Estherville lies just to the southwest of the East Side Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the East Side Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the East Side Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from East Side Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Estherville Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Norwegian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Norwegian Cemetery is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwegian Cemetery
- Prosser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Prosser Cemetery is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser Cemetery
- Superior Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Superior Twp. Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior Twp. Cemetery
- Union State Line Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wallingford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Wallingford Cemetery is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford Cemetery
- Swan Lake Village Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ellsworth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Ellsworth Cemetery is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Jackson County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Petersburg Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Petersburg Cemetery is located in Jackson County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Richland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- High Lake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The High Lake Cemetery is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Lake Cemetery
- Swan lake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Swan lake Cemetery is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan lake Cemetery
- City Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The City Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Cemetery
- St. Jacobs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The St. Jacobs Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Jacobs Cemetery
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine 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 East Side Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from East Side Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Estherville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wallingford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wallingford is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Gruver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gruver is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Superior
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Petersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburg is located in Jackson County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Terril
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Terril is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terril
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Dunnell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dunnell is located in Martin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Dolliver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Graettinger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ceylon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Orleans
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Orleans is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Spirit Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hoprig
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hoprig is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoprig
- Arnolds Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jackson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alpha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Alpha is located in Jackson County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Okoboji
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- West Okoboji
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- West Okoboji is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Okoboji
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Milford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Old Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Old Town is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Ringsted
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Armstrong is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Sherburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wahpeton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wahpeton is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahpeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Langdon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Langdon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
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 East Side Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Emmet County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The East Side Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Armstrong
- Ceylon
- Dunnell
- Estherville
- Graettinger
- Jackson
- Milford
- Ringsted
- Sherburn
- Spirit Lake
- Terril
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 East Side Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Emmet 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 East Side Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #456200 (East Side Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #456200 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: Emmet
- Est. Elev: 403 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Estherville
- Location given for East Side Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.4069031 Lon: -94.8266528
- 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 Emmet, 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 from Point A (ie- East Side 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |