A visit to the Excelsior 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 Excelsior Twp. Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Excelsior Twp. Cemetery:
43.3566, -95.2900
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Excelsior Twp. Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Excelsior Twp. Cemetery is located in Dickinson County<2>.
The county seat for Dickinson County is located in Spirit Lake. Spirit Lake lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Excelsior Twp. Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Excelsior Twp. Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Excelsior Twp. Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Excelsior Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Westport Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Westport Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport Cemetery
- Silver Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Silver Lake Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Little Sioux Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Milford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Milford Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Mennonite Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- First Reformed Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The First Reformed Church Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Reformed Church Cemetery
- The First Reformed Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- First Reformed Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2204562 <5>
- Lake View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Lake View Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
- Lakeland Memory Gardens Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
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- St. Margaret Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Margaret Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Margaret Cemetery
- Sioux Valley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Sioux Valley Cemetery is located in Jackson County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Valley Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Norwegian Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Norwegian Cemetery is located in Jackson County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwegian Cemetery
- Ocheyedan Twp. Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Round Lake Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Round Lake Cemetery is located in Nobles County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake Cemetery
- Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Horton Twp. Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Horton Twp. Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Twp. Cemetery
- Baker Twp. Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- The Baker Twp. Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Twp. Cemetery
- Richland Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- Loon Lake Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Loon Lake Cemetery is located in Jackson County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Lake Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Jackson County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Excelsior Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Excelsior Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wahpeton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wahpeton is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahpeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- West Okoboji
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Okoboji is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Okoboji
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Lake Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Old Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Old Town is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Milford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Okoboji
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Arnolds Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- May City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- May City is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May City
- Harris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harris is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Fostoria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fostoria is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
- Spirit Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Orleans
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orleans is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Sioux Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sioux Valley is located in Jackson County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Valley
- Ocheyedan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ocheyedan is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheyedan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Everly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Everly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- Langdon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Langdon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
- Hartley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hartley is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
- Round Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Melvin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Melvin is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Moneta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Moneta is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneta
- Spencer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Terril
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Terril is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terril
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
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 Excelsior Twp. Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dickinson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Excelsior Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Everly
- Hartley
- Lake Park
- Melvin
- Melvin lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Excelsior Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Melvin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Milford
- Ocheyedan
- Round Lake
- Spencer
- Spirit Lake
- Terril
- Terril lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Excelsior Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Terril.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terril
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Excelsior Twp. Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Dickinson 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 Excelsior Twp. Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1907739 (Excelsior Township Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1907739 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: Dickinson
- Est. Elev: 451 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lake Park SE
- Location given for Excelsior Township Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.3566326 Lon: -95.2900003
- 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 Dickinson, 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 from Point A (ie- Excelsior 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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