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A visit to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 IOOF Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   43.1783°   (43° 10' 41")

Lon:   -91.3737°   (-91° 22' 25")

The IOOF Cemetery is located in Allamakee County<2>.

The county seat for Allamakee County is located in Waukon. Waukon lies just to the northwest of the IOOF Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the IOOF Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Rossville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rossville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rossville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rossville Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Hill Cemetery
    • The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
    • The Maple Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Big Foot Cemetery
    • Sencebaugh Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2142302 <5>
  • Bailey Plot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey Plot
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bailey Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bailey Plot is located in Allamakee County
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
  • Smithfield Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Volney Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Volney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Volney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Volney Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #607345 <5>
  • Sixteen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherry Mound Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Waterville Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
  • Nelson Plot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nelson Plot
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nelson Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nelson Plot is located in Allamakee County
  • Dundee Plot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dundee Plot
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dundee Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dundee Plot is located in Allamakee County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Old West Paint Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old West Paint Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • The Old West Paint Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
      • The Old West Paint Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old West Paint Creek Cemetery
    • West Paint Creek Synod Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Paint Creek Synod Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Paint Creek Synod Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Paint Creek Synod Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
    • Cleveland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
    • Cummings Plot
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cummings Plot
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cummings Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cummings Plot is located in Allamakee County
    • East Paint Creek Synod Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Reynolds Plot
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reynolds Plot
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reynolds Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reynolds Plot is located in Allamakee County
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Smith Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Ion Methodist Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ion Methodist Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Ion Methodist Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Ion Methodist Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2325781 <5>
    • Old East Paint Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old East Paint Creek Cemetery
      • The Old East Paint Creek Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
      • The Old East Paint Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2143407 <5>
    • Elon Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elon Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
    • Center Baptist Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Baptist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Center Baptist Cemetery is located in Allamakee County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the IOOF Cemetery.

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

  • Rossville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
    • Rossville is located in Allamakee County
  • Volney
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
    • Volney is located in Allamakee County
  • Waterville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
    • Waterville is located in Allamakee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
  • Elon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
    • Elon is located in Allamakee County
  • Watson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Watson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
    • Watson is located in Clayton County
  • Ion
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ion
    • Ion is located in Allamakee County
  • Dalby
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby
    • Dalby is located in Allamakee County
  • Hardin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hardin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
    • Hardin is located in Clayton County
  • Monona
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Waukon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon
    • Waukon is located in Allamakee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,600 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukon <7>
  • Luana
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luana
    • Luana is located in Clayton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luana <7>
  • Waukon Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon Junction
    • Waukon Junction is located in Allamakee County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Lycurgus
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lycurgus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycurgus
      • Lycurgus is located in Allamakee County
    • Beulah
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beulah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
      • Beulah is located in Clayton County
    • Postville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Harpers Ferry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Frankville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frankville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
      • Frankville is located in Winneshiek County
    • Marquette
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • McGregor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGregor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
      • McGregor is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGregor <7>
    • Prairie du Chien
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Chien
      • Prairie du Chien is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,531 people
    • Lansing
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
      • Lansing is located in Allamakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <7>

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 IOOF Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Allamakee County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 websites either 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 IOOF 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 IOOF Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #457740  (Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #457740 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: Waterville
    • County: Allamakee         Elev: 354
    • Location given for GNIS #457740 (Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery)

The official website for Allamakee County: www.co.allamakee.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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 Allamakee, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the IOOF Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1783, Longitude: -91.3737       In this case, the coordinates for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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>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.




 

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