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A visit to the Harrison 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 Harrison Twp. Cemetery ...

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

43.4069, -94.3044

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

The Harrison Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County<2>.

The county seat for Kossuth County is located in Algona. Algona lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the south of the Harrison Twp. Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Harrison Twp. 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 Harrison Twp. Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
  • Swea Twp. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Swea Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swea Twp. Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Highland Home Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Highland Home Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Home Cemetery
  • Calkins Farm Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Calkins Farm Cemetery is located in Martin County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calkins Farm Cemetery
  • Seneca Twp. Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Seneca Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Twp. Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Center Chain Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Center Chain Cemetery is located in Martin County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Chain Cemetery
  • Armstrong Grove Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Armstrong Grove Cemetery is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Grove Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Armstrong Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Armstrong.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1685622 <5>
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
  • St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Blackjar Lutheran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Martin County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
    • Holy Family Catholic Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Ringsted Memorial Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ramsey Twp. Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Ramsey Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Twp. Cemetery
    • Maple Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Maple Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Cemetery
    • Riverview Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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 Harrison Twp. Cemetery.

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

  • Swea City
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Gerled
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Gerled is located in Kossuth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerled
  • Ledyard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Seneca
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Seneca is located in Kossuth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
  • Armstrong
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Armstrong is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
  • Bancroft
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bancroft is located in Kossuth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
  • Lakota
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Lakota is located in Kossuth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakota
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
  • Ringsted
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lone Rock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Elmore
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Elmore is located in Faribault County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
  • Fenton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fenton is located in Kossuth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
  • Burt
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Burt is located in Kossuth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • German Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • German Valley is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Valley
    • Dolliver
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Titonka
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Titonka is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titonka
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
    • Hoprig
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Hoprig is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoprig
    • Fairmont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Buffalo Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Blue Earth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Blue Earth is located in Faribault County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Earth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,098 people
      • Former name for Blue Earth:
      • Blue Earth City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Earth <6>
    • Ceylon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Ceylon is located in Martin County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ceylon <6>
    • Rake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Rake is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
    • Granada
      (19 miles [30.6 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 Harrison 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 Harrison Twp. Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Armstrong
  • Bancroft
  • Blue Earth
  • Buffalo Center
  • Burt
    • Burt lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Harrison Twp. Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Burt.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
  • Ceylon
    • Ceylon lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Harrison Twp. Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ceylon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
  • Elmore
    • Elmore lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Harrison Twp. Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elmore.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
  • Fairmont
  • Fenton
    • Fenton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Harrison Twp. Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fenton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
  • Frost
    • Frost lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Harrison Twp. Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Frost.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
  • Granada
  • Ringsted
  • Swea City
  • Titonka

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Harrison 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 Harrison Twp. Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1823100  (Harrison Township Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1823100 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: 363 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Swea City
      • Location given for Harrison Township Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.4069024     Lon: -94.3044122
      • 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 from Point A (ie- Harrison 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.