A visit to the Laurel Hill 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 Laurel Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Laurel Hill Cemetery:
43.0016, -94.1941
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Laurel Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Kossuth County<2>.
The county seat for Kossuth County is located in Algona. Algona lies just to the north northwest of the Laurel Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Laurel Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Laurel Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Laurel Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- East Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The East Lawn Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East Lawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Algona.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94628 <5>
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- River View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The River View Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View Cemetery
- Damman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Damman Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damman Cemetery
- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Benedict Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Luverne Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Luverne Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luverne Twp. Cemetery
- Plum Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Plum Creek Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Creek Cemetery
- Union Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Union Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Twp. Cemetery
- Garfield Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bode Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Bode Memorial Park is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode Memorial Park
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- St. Olaf Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Olaf Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Olaf Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Wesley Evergreen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whittemore Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Whittemore Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Apostolic Christian Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Corwith Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Corwith Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwith Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
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 Laurel Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Laurel Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Irvington
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Irvington is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Algona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sexton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sexton is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
- Lu Verne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Livermore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Livermore is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Bode
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bode is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Ottosen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ottosen is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottosen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Corwith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Corwith is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwith
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Wesley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Whittemore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Whittemore is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- West Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Arnold
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Arnold is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Burt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Burt is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Hardy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hardy is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Renwick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hutchins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hutchins is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
- Rodman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rodman is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Bradgate
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bradgate is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradgate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Rutland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rutland is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Titonka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Titonka is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titonka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
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 Laurel Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kossuth County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Laurel Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Algona
- Bode
- Bode lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Laurel Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bode.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode
- Bradgate
- Burt
- Burt lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Laurel Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Burt.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Corwith
- Fenton
- Humboldt
- Livermore
- Lu Verne
- Renwick
- Titonka
- Wesley
- West Bend
- Whittemore
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Laurel Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Kossuth 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 Laurel Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #458241 (Laurel Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #458241 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: Kossuth
- Est. Elev: 348 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Algona
- Location given for Laurel Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.0016345 Lon: -94.1941283
- 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 Kossuth, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Laurel Hill 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. |
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