A visit to the German Methodist 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 German Methodist Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the German Methodist Cemetery:
42.5041, -95.2483
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the German Methodist Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The German Methodist Cemetery is located in Sac County<2>.
The county seat for Sac County is located in Sac City. Sac City lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the German Methodist Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the German Methodist 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 German Methodist Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from German Methodist Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Immanuel Reformed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Schaller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Schaller Cemetery is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaller Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Cook Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hayes Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hayes Twp. Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Twp. Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Maple Valley Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley Cemetery
- Early Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Early Union Cemetery is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early Union Cemetery
- Immanuel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- Protestant Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Protestant Union Cemetery is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protestant Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Protestant Union Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Early.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95901 <5>
- Galva Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Galva City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Galva City Cemetery is located in Ida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galva City Cemetery
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- Nemaha Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Storm Lake Municipal Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Richland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- Salem Reform Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Buena Vista Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Galva Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Galva Twp. Cemetery is located in Ida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galva Twp. Cemetery
- Galva Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Galva Twp. Cemetery is located in Ida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galva Twp. Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the German Methodist Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from German Methodist Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Schaller
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Early
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Juniata
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Juniata is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
- Nemaha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nemaha is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Lakeside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
- Casino Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Casino Beach is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casino Beach
- Galva
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Storm Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Alta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Alta is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta <6>
- Arthur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arthur is located in Ida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Odebolt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Odebolt is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odebolt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Sac City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Newell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ida Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Truesdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Holstein
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lake View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wall Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wall Lake is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
- Aurelia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sac City Junction ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sac City Junction is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac City Junction
- Herring ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Herring is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
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 German Methodist Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sac County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The German Methodist Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alta
- Alta lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the German Methodist Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alta.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Aurelia
- Early
- Early lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the German Methodist Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Early.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early
- Fonda
- Fonda lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the German Methodist Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fonda.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonda
- Holstein
- Ida Grove
- Kiron
- Lake View
- Lytton
- Lytton lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the German Methodist Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lytton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
- Nemaha
- Newell
- Newell lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the German Methodist Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Newell.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Odebolt
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- Schaller
- Storm Lake
- Wall Lake
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 German Methodist Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Sac 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 German Methodist Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1983031 (German Methodist Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1983031 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: Sac
- Est. Elev: 428 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lakeside
- Location given for German Methodist Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.5041486 Lon: -95.2483291
- 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 Sac, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- German Methodist 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. |