A visit to the Holmes Lutheran 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 Holmes Lutheran Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Holmes Lutheran Cemetery (FG ID #95096).
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 Holmes Lutheran Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Holmes Lutheran Cemetery:
42.7172, -93.8429
The Holmes Lutheran Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northeast of Eagle Grove.
The cemetery is located in Wright County<3>.
The county seat for Wright County is located in Clarion. Clarion lies just to the east of the Holmes Lutheran Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Holmes Lutheran Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Holmes Lutheran Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Holmes Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Amish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Amish Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish Cemetery
- Glenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wright County Burying Grounds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Eagle Grove Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Schwenck Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lake Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Lake Church Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Church Cemetery
- Norway Lake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Norway Lake Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Lake Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Norway Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Norway Twp. Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Twp. Cemetery
- Troy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Woolstock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Willicksen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Willicksen Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willicksen Cemetery
- East Ullensvang Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- West Ullensvang Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- French Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Norway Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wright Christian Reformed Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wright City Christian Reform Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Holmes Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Holmes Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Holmes
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Eagle Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Goldfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clarion
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cornelia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Thor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Woolstock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Renwick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Solberg ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Vincent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vincent is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Galt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Olaf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Hardy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rowan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Belmond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Badger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Webster City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dows
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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 Holmes Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wright County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holmes Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belmond
- Clarion
- Corwith
- Dows
- Dows lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Holmes Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dows.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dows
- Duncombe
- Eagle Grove
- Goldfield
- Goodell
- Humboldt
- Kanawha
- Lu Verne
- Renwick
- Webster City
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 Holmes Lutheran Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Wright 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 Holmes Lutheran Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #95096
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #457565 (Holmes Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #457565 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: Wright
- Est. Elev: 349 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Holmes
- Location given for Holmes Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.7171938 Lon: -93.8427201
- 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Holmes Lutheran Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Wright, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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. |