A visit to the Kensett 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 Kensett Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kensett Cemetery:
43.3558, -93.2005
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Kensett Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Kensett Cemetery is located in Worth County<2>.
The county seat for Worth County is located in Northwood. Northwood lies just to the north of the Kensett Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Kensett Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Kensett Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kensett Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brystol Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Brystol Farm Cemetery is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brystol Farm Cemetery
- Overholt Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Slosson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Slosson Cemetery is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slosson Cemetery
- Elk Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Elk Grove Cemetery is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Grove Cemetery
- Elk Creek #2 Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Elk Creek #2 Cemetery is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek #2 Cemetery
- Benjegerdes Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Manly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Manly Cemetery is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manly Cemetery
- Elk Creek #1 Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Elk Creek #1 Cemetery is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek #1 Cemetery
- Elk Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Elk Creek Cemetery is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek Cemetery
- Grandview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- Seater Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Sunset Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Sunset Rest Cemetery is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Rest Cemetery
- South Shell Rock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Trebilcock Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wise Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Wise Cemetery is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Cemetery
- Birdsal Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Shell Rock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dahlside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Dahlside Cemetery is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlside Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Plymouth.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95696 <5>
- Grafton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Grafton Cemetery is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Kensett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kensett Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kensett
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kensett is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Manly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bolan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bolan is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolan
- Grafton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Northwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Plymouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Plymouth is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Plymouth Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Plymouth Junction is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Junction
- Hanlontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hanlontown is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Carpenter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carpenter is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Creamery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Creamery is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
- Rock Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Falls is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Silver Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Lake is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fertile
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Joice
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Joice is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joice
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- London
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- London is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Bristol
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bristol is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Mason City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Ansgar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Myrtle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Myrtle is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Glenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mason City Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mason City Junction is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City Junction
- Portland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Portland is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Rock Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Mitchell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mitchell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Toeterville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lyle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Kensett Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Worth County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Kensett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Glenville
- Lyle
- Lyle lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Kensett Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lyle.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
- Manly
- Mason City
- Mitchell
- Northwood
- Saint Ansgar
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Kensett Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Worth 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 Kensett Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #458046 (Kensett Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #458046 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: Worth
- Est. Elev: 366 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Manly
- Location given for Kensett Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.3557922 Lon: -93.2004813
- 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 Worth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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- Kensett 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. |