A visit to the Graceland 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 Graceland Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Graceland Cemetery (FG ID #94904).
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 Graceland Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Graceland Cemetery:
42.4279, -94.2129
The Graceland Cemetery is located in Webster County<2>.
The county seat for Webster County is located in Fort Dodge. Fort Dodge lies just to the north northeast of the Graceland Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Graceland Cemetery.
Establishment of the Graceland Cemetery ...
The Graceland Cemetery was established in 1889.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Graceland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Graceland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Elkhorn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Elkhorn Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Cemetery
- The Elkhorn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elkhorn Twp. Cemetery
- Our Lady of Good Council Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Olafs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Olafs Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Olafs Cemetery
- C C Carpenter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fulton Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Callender Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Callender Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callender Cemetery
- Otho Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Otho Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otho Cemetery
- Willowledge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Willowledge Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowledge Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ft. Dodge Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Corpus Christi Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Burns Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Burns Family Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Family Cemetery
- Fulton Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Old Lizzard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Lizzard Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lizzard Cemetery
- Mizpah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Danish Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Danish Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Cemetery
- Our Saviour Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Our Saviour Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Saviour Cemetery
- West Lawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The West Lawn Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lawn Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Graceland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Graceland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Otho
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kalo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Coalville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Moorland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cypsum City ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cypsum City is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypsum City
- Fort Dodge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Callender
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tara
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Palm Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Burnside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Evanston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Border Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Lehigh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barnum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Slifer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brushy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Somers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Somers is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Gowrie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Harcourt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Harcourt is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harcourt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Duncombe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Clare
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clare is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Knierim
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Knierim is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knierim
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Dayton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Badger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Graceland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Webster County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Graceland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Callender
- Dayton
- Duncombe
- Farnhamville
- Fort Dodge
- Gowrie
- Knierim
- Lehigh
- Somers
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Graceland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Webster 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 Graceland Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #94904
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #457004 (Graceland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #457004 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: Webster
- Est. Elev: 341 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fort Dodge South
- Location given for Graceland Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4274713 Lon: -94.2130181
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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' (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- Graceland 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |