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A visit to the Fort Dodge Memorial Park ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Fort Dodge Memorial Park. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Fort Dodge Memorial Park (FG ID #95444)

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 Fort Dodge Memorial Park ...

Note: While we are using the above GPS location for the Fort Dodge Memorial Park, it has not been verified and we are uncertain about its accuracy - use with caution.

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fort Dodge Memorial Park

Lat:   42.5034°   (42° 30' 12")

Lon:   -94.1480°   (-94° 8' 52")

The cemetery is located in Webster County<2>.

As an estimate, the Fort Dodge Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Fort Dodge.

The county seat for Webster County is located in Fort Dodge. Fort Dodge lies just to the west of the Fort Dodge Memorial Park .

Name Variations for Fort Dodge Memorial Park ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Fort Dodge Memorial Park has also been known as:

  • Memorial Park

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Fort Dodge Memorial Park.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fort Dodge Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

  • North Lawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Corpus Christi Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • C C Carpenter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the C C Carpenter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the C C Carpenter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The C C Carpenter Cemetery is located in Webster County
  • St. Olafs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Olafs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Olafs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Olafs Cemetery is located in Webster County
  • Concordia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concordia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concordia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Concordia Cemetery is located in Webster County
  • Willowledge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willowledge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willowledge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Willowledge Cemetery is located in Webster County
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Webster County
  • Burns Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burns Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burns Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Burns Family Cemetery is located in Webster County
  • Elkhorn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elkhorn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elkhorn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Elkhorn Cemetery is located in Webster County
    • The Elkhorn Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Elkhorn Twp. Cemetery
  • Graceland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Colfax Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colfax Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colfax Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Colfax Cemetery is located in Webster County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Otho Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otho Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Otho Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Otho Cemetery is located in Webster County
    • Washington Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washington Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Washington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Washington Cemetery is located in Webster County
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Webster County
    • Hovey Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hovey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hovey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hovey Cemetery is located in Webster County
    • Hovey Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hovey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hovey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hovey Cemetery is located in Webster County
    • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is located in Webster County
    • Old Lizzard Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Lizzard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Lizzard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Lizzard Cemetery is located in Webster County
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Webster County
    • Newark Twp. Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newark Twp. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newark Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Newark Twp. Cemetery is located in Webster County
    • Blossom Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blossom Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blossom Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blossom Hill Cemetery is located in Webster County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fort Dodge Memorial Park.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fort Dodge Memorial Park, 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 Fort Dodge Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Webster County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fort Dodge Memorial Park.

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 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 Fort Dodge Memorial Park:

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 Fort Dodge Memorial Park:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #458976  (Memorial Park Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #458976 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: Fort Dodge North
    • County: Webster         Elev: 337
    • Location given for GNIS #458976 (Memorial Park Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #95444

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 Webster, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Fort Dodge Memorial Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5034, Longitude: -94.1480    
<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.