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A visit to the Hesper Public 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 Hesper Public Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Hesper Public Cemetery (FG ID #2230000)

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 Hesper Public Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   43.4838°   (43° 29' 1")

Lon:   -91.7716°   (-91° 46' 17")

The cemetery is located in Winneshiek County<2>.

As an estimate, the Hesper Public Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hesper.

The county seat for Winneshiek County is located in Decorah. Decorah lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south of the Hesper Public Cemetery .

Name Variations for Hesper Public Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Hesper Public Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Hesper Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Hesper Public Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Salveson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salveson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salveson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Salveson Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
  • Fawcett Farm Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fawcett Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fawcett Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fawcett Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
  • Mabel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mabel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mabel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mabel Cemetery is located in Fillmore County (MN)
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
  • Bellview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bellview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bellview Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
  • Garness Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garness Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garness Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Garness Cemetery is located in Fillmore County (MN)
  • St. John Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. John Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
  • Prosper Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prosper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prosper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Prosper Cemetery is located in Fillmore County (MN)
  • Burr Oak Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burr Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burr Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Burr Oak Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
  • Seegmiller Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seegmiller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seegmiller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Seegmiller Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
  • Seegmiller Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seegmiller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seegmiller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Seegmiller Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
  • Egge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Egge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Egge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Egge Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Highland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Highland Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
    • Newburg Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newburg Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Newburg Cemetery is located in Fillmore County (MN)
    • Hauge Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hauge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hauge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hauge Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
    • Big Canoe Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Canoe Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Canoe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Big Canoe Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
    • Stoen Farm Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stoen Farm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stoen Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stoen Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
    • Riceford Norwegian Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riceford Norwegian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riceford Norwegian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riceford Norwegian Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
    • Springwater Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springwater Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springwater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Springwater Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
    • Methodist Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Methodist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Methodist Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
    • Quandahl Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quandahl Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quandahl Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Quandahl Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
    • Swenson Farm Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swenson Farm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swenson Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Swenson Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hesper Public Cemetery.

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

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 Hesper Public Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Winneshiek County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Hesper Public 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 Hesper Public Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #457406  (Hesper Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #457406 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: Burr Oak
    • County: Winneshiek         Elev: 402
    • Location given for GNIS #457406 (Hesper Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2230000

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 Winneshiek, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Hesper Public Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4838, Longitude: -91.7716    
<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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