A visit to the Elfsborg - Dover 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 Elfsborg - Dover Twp. Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elfsborg - Dover Twp. Cemetery:
42.6886, -94.8522
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Elfsborg - Dover Twp. Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Elfsborg - Dover Twp. Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County<2>.
The county seat for Pocahontas County is located in Pocahontas. Pocahontas lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Elfsborg - Dover Twp. Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Elfsborg - Dover Twp. Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Elfsborg - Dover Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Columbkille's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Varina Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Varina Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cedar Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Cedar Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Fairfield Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairfield Twp. Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairfield Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Albert City.
- The Fairfield Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairfield Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94730 <5>
- Grant Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Grant Twp. Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Twp. Cemetery
- St. Johns Church of Christ Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Newell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Newell Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell Cemetery
- Cooke Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Cooke Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooke Cemetery
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- First M E Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elfsborg Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Elfsborg Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elfsborg Cemetery
- Elfsborg Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Garton Graveyard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Garton Graveyard is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garton Graveyard
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- Newell Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Swedish Mission Bethany Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Summit Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Summit Hill Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hill Cemetery
- Laurens Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Laurens Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurens Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Elfsborg - Dover Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Elfsborg - Dover Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Varina
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Varina is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Fonda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Albert City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pocahontas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Laurens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pomeroy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Havelock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Palmer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Marathon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marathon is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Jolley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jolley is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Nemaha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nemaha is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
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- Lakeside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lakeside is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
- Juniata
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Juniata is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
- Plover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Plover is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Truesdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Storm Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lytton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lytton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Twin Lakes
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Rolfe
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rembrandt
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Casino Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Casino Beach is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casino Beach
- Sac City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Manson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Webb
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Webb is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Mallard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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 Elfsborg - Dover Twp. Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pocahontas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Elfsborg - Dover Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fonda
- Fonda lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Elfsborg - Dover Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fonda.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonda
- Havelock
- Laurens
- Lytton
- Mallard
- Mallard lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Elfsborg - Dover Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mallard.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard
- Manson
- Manson lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Elfsborg - Dover Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Manson.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Nemaha
- Nemaha lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Elfsborg - Dover Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nemaha.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
- Newell
- Newell lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Elfsborg - Dover Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Newell.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Plover
- Plover lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Elfsborg - Dover Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Plover.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
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- Pomeroy
- Rolfe
- Rolfe lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Elfsborg - Dover Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rolfe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolfe
- Sac City
- Storm Lake
- Webb
- Webb lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Elfsborg - Dover Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Webb.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
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 helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
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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 Elfsborg - Dover Twp. Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1925416 (Elfsborg - Dover Township Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1925416 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: Pocahontas
- Est. Elev: 388 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fonda NE
- Location given for Elfsborg - Dover Township Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.6885874 Lon: -94.8522075
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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 Pocahontas, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elfsborg - Dover 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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