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A visit to the English Bench Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the English Bench Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The English Bench Cemetery (FG ID #2172320)

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 English Bench Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the English Bench Cemetery

Lat:   43.4265°   (43° 25' 35")

Lon:   -91.4536°   (-91° 27' 12")

The English Bench Cemetery is located in Allamakee County<2>.

The county seat for Allamakee County is located in Waukon. Waukon lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of the English Bench Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the English Bench Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • French Creek Methodist Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Portland Prairie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Portland Prairie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Portland Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Portland Prairie Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
  • St. Johns Methodist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
  • O'Hare Place Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the O'Hare Place Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the O'Hare Place Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The O'Hare Place Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
  • St. Marys Catholic Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
  • St. Johns UCC Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Carsten Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carsten Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carsten Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Carsten Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Lycurgus Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lycurgus Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lycurgus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lycurgus Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #805144 <1>
    • Portland Prairie Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Portland Prairie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Portland Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Portland Prairie Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
    • Iowa River Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • County Care Facility Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Care Facility Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Care Facility Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The County Care Facility Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
    • Lansing Ridge Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lansing Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lansing Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lansing Ridge Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
    • May's Prairie Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Stone Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stone Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
    • Old Wilmington Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Wilmington Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Wilmington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Wilmington Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
    • West Waterloo Ridge Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Waterloo Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Waterloo Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Waterloo Ridge Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
    • Waterloo Ridge Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Quandahl Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quandahl Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quandahl Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Quandahl Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
    • Makee Twp. Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Makee Twp. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Makee Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Makee Twp. Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
    • Roese Plot
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roese Plot
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roese Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Roese Plot is located in Allamakee County
    • St. Peters Memorial Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Joseph's Catholic Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Steele Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steele Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steele Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Steele Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)

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 English Bench Cemetery.

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

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 English Bench Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Allamakee County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 English Bench 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 English Bench Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1948926  (English Bench Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1948926 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: Waukon NW
    • County: Allamakee         Elev: 203
    • Location given for GNIS #1948926 (English Bench Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2172320

The official website for Allamakee County: www.co.allamakee.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Allamakee, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the English Bench Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4265, Longitude: -91.4536    
<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 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.
<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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