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A visit to the First Baptist Church 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 First Baptist Church Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the First Baptist Church Cemetery:

43.3753, -95.9781

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the First Baptist Church Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The First Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lyon County<2>.

The county seat for Lyon County is located in Rock Rapids. Rock Rapids lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the First Baptist Church Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the First Baptist Church Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the First Baptist Church Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from First Baptist Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Hope Reformed Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lyon County First Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Zoar Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Grant Twp. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Grant Twp. Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Twp. Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Quaker Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Quaker Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
  • Hope German Presbyterian Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Gilman Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Gilman Cemetery is located in Osceola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • St. Mary's Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Nobles County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
    • Grand Prairie Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Grand Prairie Cemetery is located in Nobles County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Prairie Cemetery
    • Holy Name Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Holy Name Cemetery is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Name Cemetery
    • St. John Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The St. John Cemetery is located in Sioux County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Sioux County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • Holman Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Holman Cemetery is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holman Cemetery
      • The Holman Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Holman Twp. Cemetery
      • St. Andrews Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95095 <5>
    • Garfield Twp. Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Boyden Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Boyden Cemetery is located in Sioux County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden Cemetery
    • Sunrise Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Nobles County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the First Baptist Church Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from First Baptist Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • George
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Edna
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Edna is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
  • Little Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Matlock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Ellsworth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Ashton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Rock Rapids
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Sibley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Boyden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Boyden is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Doon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hull
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hull is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,296 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <6>
  • Cloverdale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Cloverdale is located in Osceola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Ransom
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Ransom is located in Nobles County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
    • Sheldon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Kanaranzi
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ash Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Ash Creek is located in Rock County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Creek
    • Perkins
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Perkins is located in Sioux County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
    • Alvord
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Allendorf
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Allendorf is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendorf
    • Bigelow
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bigelow is located in Nobles County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
    • Steen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Steen is located in Rock County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
    • Middleburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Middleburg is located in Sioux County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
    • Adrian
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Adrian is located in Nobles County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,207 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adrian <6>
    • Lester
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Lester is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
    • Rock Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Magnolia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Magnolia is located in Rock County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • Melvin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Melvin is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
    • Rushmore
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Rushmore is located in Nobles County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 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 First Baptist Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lyon County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The First Baptist Church Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Adrian
    • Adrian lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the North (N) of the First Baptist Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Adrian.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
  • Alvord
    • Alvord lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West (W) of the First Baptist Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alvord.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvord
  • Boyden
    • Boyden lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South (S) of the First Baptist Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Boyden.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
  • Doon
    • Doon lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the First Baptist Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Doon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doon
  • Ellsworth
  • George
    • George lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the First Baptist Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for George.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
  • Hull
    • Hull lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the First Baptist Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hull.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
  • Little Rock
  • Magnolia
    • Magnolia lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the First Baptist Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Magnolia.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Continue List   (6 more)
      • Melvin lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the First Baptist Church Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Melvin.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
    • Rock Rapids
    • Rock Valley
    • Rushmore
      • Rushmore lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the First Baptist Church Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rushmore.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmore
    • Sheldon
      • Sheldon lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the First Baptist Church Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sheldon.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
    • Sibley
      • Sibley lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East (E) of the First Baptist Church Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sibley.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley

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 helpful 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 First Baptist Church Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Lyon 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 First Baptist Church Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1906653  (First Baptist Church Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1906653 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: Lyon
      • Est. Elev: 440 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Little Rock
      • Location given for First Baptist Church Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.3752499     Lon: -95.9780762
      • 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 Lyon, 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' (or 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- First Baptist Church 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.