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. 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 Holmes Lutheran Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Holmes Lutheran Cemetery
Lat: 42.7172° (42° 43' 1")
Lon: -93.8429° (-93° 50' 34")
The cemetery is located in Wright County<3>.
As an estimate, the Holmes Lutheran Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the southwest of Eagle Grove.
The county seat for Wright County is located in Clarion. Clarion lies just to the east of 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amish Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Amish Cemetery is located in Wright County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eagle Grove Twp. Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eagle Grove Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Eagle Grove Twp. Cemetery is located in Wright County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schwenck Family Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schwenck Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Schwenck Family Cemetery is located in Wright County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Church Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lake Church Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Norway Lake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norway Lake Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norway Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Norway Lake Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Norway Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norway Twp. Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norway Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Norway Twp. Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willicksen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willicksen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Willicksen Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- East Ullensvang Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Ullensvang Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Ullensvang Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The East Ullensvang Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- West Ullensvang Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Ullensvang Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Ullensvang Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The West Ullensvang Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Vincent is located in Webster County
- 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)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Olaf. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaf
- Olaf is located in Wright County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Olaf
- From the Holmes Lutheran Cemetery to Olaf
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster City
- Webster City is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,647 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webster City <7>
- 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 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 Holmes Lutheran Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Wright County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Holmes Lutheran Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #457565 (Holmes Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #457565 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: Holmes
- County: Wright Elev: 349
- Location given for GNIS #457565 (Holmes Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #95096
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Wright County: www.wrightcounty.org/
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> | 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Holmes Lutheran Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7172, Longitude: -93.8429 |
<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), 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> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |