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A visit to the Kruse Farm 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 Kruse Farm Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Kruse Farm 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 Kruse Farm Cemetery

Lat:   43.2333°   (43° 13' 59")

Lon:   -91.8918°   (-91° 53' 30")

The Kruse Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County<2>.

The county seat for Winneshiek County is located in Decorah. Decorah lies just to the northeast of the Kruse Farm 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 Kruse Farm Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Madison Settlement Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Madison Settlement Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Madison Settlement Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Madison Settlement Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
  • McIntosh Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McIntosh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McIntosh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McIntosh Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
  • St. Wenceslaus of Spillville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Wenceslaus of Spillville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Wenceslaus of Spillville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Wenceslaus of Spillville Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
  • Calmar Community Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calmar Community Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calmar Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Calmar Community Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
  • Springfield Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Springfield Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
  • Union Prairie Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Prairie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Prairie Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
  • Lincoln Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
  • Haug Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haug Cemetery
    • The Haug Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Haug Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Spillville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95010 <5>
  • St. Clement Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Clement Cemetery
    • The St. Clement Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
  • St. Aloysius Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Aloysius Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Aloysius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Aloysius Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
  • East Madison Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Madison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Madison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The East Madison Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
  • Madison Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Madison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Madison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Madison Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
      • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Fort Atkinson.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95645 <5>
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
    • St. Benedict Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Benedict Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Benedict Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Benedict Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
    • Phelps Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ridgeway Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridgeway Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridgeway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ridgeway Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
      • The Ridgeway Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ridgeway Community Cemetery
    • United Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the United Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The United Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
    • Bohemian National Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bohemian National Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bohemian National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bohemian National Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
    • Smallest Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smallest Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smallest Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smallest Church Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
    • Bruvold Farm Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bruvold Farm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bruvold Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bruvold Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
    • Norwegian Methodist Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwegian Methodist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwegian Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Norwegian Methodist Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
    • Washington Prairie Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washington Prairie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Washington Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Washington Prairie Cemetery is located in Winneshiek 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 Kruse Farm Cemetery.

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

  • Spillville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Calmar
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calmar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calmar
    • Calmar is located in Winneshiek County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calmar <6>
  • Fort Atkinson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Ridgeway
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Festina
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Decorah
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ossian
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Protivin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jackson Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Junction
    • Jackson Junction is located in Winneshiek County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
  • Saint Lucas
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucas
    • Saint Lucas is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Bluffton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
    • Bluffton is located in Winneshiek County
  • Navan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Navan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navan
    • Navan is located in Winneshiek County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Castalia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
      • Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Waucoma
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Frankville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • 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.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
      • Frankville is located in Winneshiek County
    • Cresco
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Vernon Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Springs
      • Vernon Springs is located in Howard County
    • Douglass
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
      • Douglass is located in Fayette County
    • Kendallville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
      • Kendallville is located in Winneshiek County
    • Burr Oak
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Lawler
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
      • Lawler is located in Chickasaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawler <6>

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 Kruse Farm 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 Kruse Farm Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Calmar
    • Calmar lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Kruse Farm Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Calmar.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calmar
  • Cresco
  • Decorah
  • Lawler
  • Ossian
  • Ridgeway
  • Waucoma

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 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 Kruse Farm 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 Kruse Farm Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1941396  (Kruse Farm Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1941396 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: Fort Atkinson
    • County: Winneshiek         Elev: 360
    • Location given for GNIS #1941396 (Kruse Farm Cemetery)

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 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 Kruse Farm Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2333, Longitude: -91.8918       In this case, the coordinates for the Kruse Farm 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>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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