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A visit to the Hands Grove 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 Hands Grove Twp. Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hands Grove Twp. Cemetery:

42.8139, -94.1641

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

The Hands Grove Twp. Cemetery is located in Humboldt County<2>.

The county seat for Humboldt County is located in Dakota City. Dakota City lies just to the south southwest of the Hands Grove Twp. Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Hands Grove Twp. Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Hands Grove Twp. Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • St. Olaf Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Olaf Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Olaf Cemetery
  • Rutland Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Rutland Twp. Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland Twp. Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hardy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bode Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bode Memorial Park is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode Memorial Park
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Vernon Twp. Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Vernon Twp. Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Twp. Cemetery
  • Swiss Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Swiss Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiss Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Indian Mound Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Indian Mound Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound Cemetery
    • Zion Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
    • Lake Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Lake Church Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Church Cemetery
    • Luverne Twp. Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Luverne Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luverne Twp. Cemetery
    • Damman Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Damman Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damman Cemetery
    • East Beaver Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The East Beaver Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Beaver Cemetery
    • Willicksen Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Willicksen Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willicksen Cemetery
    • West Ullensvang Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Norway Lake Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Norway Lake Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Lake Cemetery
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hands Grove Twp. Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hands Grove Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Arnold
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Arnold is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
  • Livermore
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Livermore is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
  • Hardy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hardy is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
  • Humboldt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Dakota City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Rutland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rutland is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
  • Lu Verne
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bode
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bode is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
  • Renwick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Thor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Thor is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thor <6>
  • Ottosen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ottosen is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottosen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
  • Bradgate
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Bradgate is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradgate
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Badger
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Goldfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Irvington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Irvington is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
    • Gilmore City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pioneer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Pioneer is located in Humboldt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
    • Corwith
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Corwith is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwith
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
    • Eagle Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Algona
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Vincent
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Vincent is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
    • Holmes
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Holmes is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes
    • West Bend
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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 Hands Grove Twp. Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Humboldt County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hands Grove Twp. Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Algona
  • Bode
    • Bode lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Hands Grove Twp. Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bode.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode
  • Bradgate
  • Corwith
  • Eagle Grove
  • Gilmore City
  • Goldfield
  • Humboldt
  • Livermore
  • Lu Verne
  • Renwick
  • Rolfe
    • Rolfe lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Hands Grove Twp. Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rolfe.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolfe
  • West Bend

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 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 Hands Grove Twp. Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Humboldt 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 Hands Grove Twp. Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1926144  (Hands Grove Township Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1926144 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: Humboldt
      • Est. Elev: 351 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Livermore
      • Location given for Hands Grove Township Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.8138594     Lon: -94.1641265
      • 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 Humboldt, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hands Grove 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.