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A visit to the Gethsemane Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Gethsemane Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Gethsemane Cemetery (FG ID #528695)

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 Gethsemane Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   43.3613°   (43° 21' 40")

Lon:   -91.2461°   (-91° 14' 45")

The Gethsemane Cemetery is located in Allamakee County<2>.

The county seat for Allamakee County is located in Waukon. Waukon lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Gethsemane Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Gethsemane Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Heminway Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heminway Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heminway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Heminway Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2205902 <1>
  • Faegre Prairie Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Faegre Prairie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Faegre Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Faegre Prairie Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
  • Village Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Village Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Village Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Village Creek Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
  • May's Prairie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lawrence Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawrence Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawrence Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lawrence Ridge Cemetery is located in Crawford County (WI)
  • Lansing Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lansing Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lansing Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lansing Ridge Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
  • Roese Plot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roese Plot
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roese Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Roese Plot is located in Allamakee County
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
  • Center Baptist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Center Baptist Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
  • Old East Paint Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Thompson Corner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Corner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Corner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thompson Corner Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
  • Reynolds Plot
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reynolds Plot
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reynolds Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Reynolds Plot is located in Allamakee County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Elon Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elon Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #805144 <1>
    • Old West Paint Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • West Paint Creek Synod Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Paint Creek Synod Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Paint Creek Synod Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Paint Creek Synod Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
    • East Paint Creek Synod Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Wexford Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wexford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wexford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wexford Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
    • Ferryville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferryville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ferryville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ferryville Cemetery is located in Crawford County (WI)
    • Rush Creek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rush Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rush Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rush Creek Cemetery is located in Crawford County (WI)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gethsemane Cemetery.

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

  • Lansing
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
    • Lansing is located in Allamakee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <6>
  • De Soto
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Dalby
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Elon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
    • Elon is located in Allamakee County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Elon
    • From the Gethsemane Cemetery to Elon
  • Ferryville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferryville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
    • Ferryville is located in Crawford County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
  • Freeman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeman have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
    • Freeman is located in Crawford County (WI)
  • Lycurgus
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • New Albin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Waterville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
    • Waterville is located in Allamakee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
  • Retreat
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Harpers Ferry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Waukon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Rossville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Waukon Junction
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Purdy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Purdy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
      • Purdy is located in Vernon County (WI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Purdy
      • From the Gethsemane Cemetery to Purdy
    • Genoa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Eitzen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rising Sun
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Fargo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fargo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
      • Fargo is located in Vernon County (WI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fargo
      • From the Gethsemane Cemetery to Fargo
    • Dorchester
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Sterling
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
      • Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
    • Reno
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Volney
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Ion
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ion
      • Ion is located in Allamakee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ion
      • From the Gethsemane Cemetery to Ion
    • Eastman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastman have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
      • Eastman is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 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 Gethsemane Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Allamakee County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • De Soto
  • Lansing
  • New Albin
  • Waukon
    • Waukon lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Gethsemane Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waukon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon

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 websites either 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 Gethsemane 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 Gethsemane Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1948940  (Gethsemane Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1948940 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: Lansing
    • County: Allamakee         Elev: 232
    • Location given for GNIS #1948940 (Gethsemane Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #528695

The official website for Allamakee County: www.co.allamakee.ia.us/

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

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 Allamakee, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Gethsemane Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3613, Longitude: -91.2461    
<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.









 

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