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A visit to the Galva Lutheran Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Galva Lutheran Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Galva Lutheran Cemetery

Lat:   42.5189°   (42° 31' 8")

Lon:   -95.4181°   (-95° 25' 5")

The Galva Lutheran Cemetery is located in Ida County<2>.

The county seat for Ida County is located in Ida Grove. Ida Grove lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Galva Lutheran Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Galva Lutheran Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Galva City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galva City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Galva City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Galva City Cemetery is located in Ida County
  • Galva Twp. Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galva Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Galva Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Galva Twp. Cemetery is located in Ida County
  • Galva Twp. Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galva Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Galva Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Galva Twp. Cemetery is located in Ida County
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Sac County
  • Schaller Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schaller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schaller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Schaller Cemetery is located in Sac County
  • Diamond Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Diamond Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Diamond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Diamond Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
  • Holstein Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holstein Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holstein Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holstein Cemetery is located in Ida County
  • Maple Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Maple Valley Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
  • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. John's Lutheran Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
  • OLGC Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the OLGC Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the OLGC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The OLGC Cemetery is located in Ida County
  • German Methodist Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Methodist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The German Methodist Cemetery is located in Sac County
  • Cook Center Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Chase Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chase Cemetery
      • The Chase Cemetery is located in Sac County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chase Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Schaller.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94465 <5>
    • Immanuel Reformed Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Reformed Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Reformed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Immanuel Reformed Cemetery is located in Sac County
    • Silver Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Silver Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Norwegian Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwegian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwegian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Norwegian Cemetery is located in Ida County
    • Hayes Twp. Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayes Twp. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayes Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hayes Twp. Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
    • Good Hope Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Battle Twp. Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Battle Twp. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Battle Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Battle Twp. Cemetery is located in Ida County
    • Moorehead Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moorehead Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moorehead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Moorehead Cemetery is located in Ida County
    • Ida Grove Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ida Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ida Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ida Grove Cemetery is located in Ida County

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 Galva Lutheran Cemetery.

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

  • Galva
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Holstein
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holstein have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holstein
    • Holstein is located in Ida County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holstein <6>
  • Schaller
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Ida Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ida Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Grove
    • Ida Grove is located in Ida County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ida Grove <6>
  • Casino Beach
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casino Beach
    • Casino Beach is located in Buena Vista County
  • Alta
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
    • Alta is located in Buena Vista County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta <6>
  • Cushing
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cushing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
    • Cushing is located in Woodbury County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
  • Arthur
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arthur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
    • Arthur is located in Ida County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
  • Storm Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Aurelia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurelia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurelia
    • Aurelia is located in Cherokee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 952 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurelia <6>
  • Quimby
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quimby
    • Quimby is located in Cherokee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
  • Early
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Juniata
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
      • Juniata is located in Buena Vista County
    • Lakeside
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Lakeside is located in Buena Vista County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
    • Washta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washta
      • Washta is located in Cherokee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
    • Battle Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battle Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
      • Battle Creek is located in Ida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battle Creek <6>
    • Odebolt
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odebolt
      • Odebolt is located in Sac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
    • Nemaha
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nemaha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
      • Nemaha is located in Sac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Cherokee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Truesdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdale
      • Truesdale is located in Buena Vista County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Truesdale <6>
    • Correctionville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Correctionville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correctionville
      • Correctionville is located in Woodbury County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Correctionville <6>
    • Elkton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elkton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
      • Elkton is located in Buena Vista County

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 Galva Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ida County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Galva Lutheran Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Alta
    • Alta lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Galva Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alta.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
  • Aurelia
  • Battle Creek
  • Cherokee
  • Correctionville
  • Early
    • Early lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Galva Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Early.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early
  • Holstein
  • Ida Grove
  • Nemaha
  • Newell
    • Newell lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Galva Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Newell.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
  • Odebolt
    • Odebolt lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Galva Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Odebolt.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odebolt
  • Schaller
  • Storm Lake
  • Washta
    • Washta lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Galva Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Washta.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washta

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Galva Lutheran 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 Galva Lutheran Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1983129  (Galva Lutheran Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1983129 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: Galva
    • County: Ida         Elev: 403
    • Location given for GNIS #1983129 (Galva Lutheran Cemetery)

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

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 Ida, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Galva Lutheran Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5189, Longitude: -95.4181       In this case, the coordinates for the Galva Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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.
<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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