A visit to the German 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 German Twp. Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the German Twp. Cemetery:
43.2697, -94.0675
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the German Twp. Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The German Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County<2>.
The county seat for Kossuth County is located in Algona. Algona lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the German Twp. Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the German Twp. Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the German Twp. Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from German Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Good Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Ramsey Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ramsey Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Twp. Cemetery
- Buffalo Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Buffalo Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Twp. Cemetery
- German Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The German Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Twp. Cemetery
- Ramsey Reformed Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Portland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Portland Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- German Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Maple Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Maple Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Burt Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Burt Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt Twp. Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Christian Reformed Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bingham Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Bingham Twp. Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham Twp. Cemetery
- Grant Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Grant Twp. Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Twp. Cemetery
- Plum Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Plum Creek Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Creek Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Olena Mound Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Olena Mound Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena Mound Cemetery
- Highland Home Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sacred Heart Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Ledyard.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96033 <5>
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 German Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from German Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- German Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- German Valley is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Valley
- Titonka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Titonka is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titonka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Lakota
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lakota is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakota
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Bancroft
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bancroft is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Woden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Burt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burt is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Buffalo Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gerled
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gerled is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerled
- Ledyard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sexton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sexton is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
- Lone Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wesley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wesley is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Crystal Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Crystal Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Swea City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hutchins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hutchins is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
- Algona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rake is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Elmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Elmore is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Seneca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Seneca is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Britt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fenton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fenton is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 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 German Twp. Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kossuth County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The German Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Algona
- Bancroft
- Britt
- Buffalo Center
- Burt
- Burt lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the German Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Burt.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Corwith
- Elmore
- Fenton
- Forest City
- Swea City
- Thompson
- Titonka
- Wesley
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 German Twp. Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Kossuth 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 Twp. Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1925192 (German Township Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1925192 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: Kossuth
- Est. Elev: 360 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: German Valley
- Location given for German Township Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.2696832 Lon: -94.0674567
- 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 Kossuth, 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- German 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |