A visit to the Little Turkey 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 Little Turkey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Little Turkey Cemetery:
43.1305, -92.1016
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Little Turkey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Little Turkey Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County<2>.
The county seat for Chickasaw County is located in New Hampton. New Hampton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Little Turkey Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Little Turkey Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Little Turkey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Little Turkey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- C J Jack Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The C J Jack Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for C J Jack Farm Cemetery
- St. Rose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Rose Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Rose Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- North Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The North Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- Jacksonville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Jacksonville Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville Cemetery
- Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- St. Johns German Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Saude Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Waucoma Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Waucoma Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waucoma Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bohemian National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Yankee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Yankee Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Clement Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Clement Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clement Cemetery
- Jerico Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sargeant Farm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Sargeant Farm Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargeant Farm Cemetery
- Stapleton Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stapleton Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Haug Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Haug Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haug Cemetery
- 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>
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 Little Turkey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Little Turkey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Navan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Navan is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navan
- Jackson Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Junction is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Lawler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Protivin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Waucoma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Atkinson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jerico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jerico is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico
- Alpha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Alpha is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Saint Lucas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Lucas is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Spillville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Hampton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Festina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Fredericksburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Calmar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ridgeway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Douglass
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Douglass is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
- Hawkeye
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hawkeye is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Vernon Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Vernon Springs is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Springs
- North Washington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- North Washington is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Cresco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Alta Vista
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Little Turkey Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chickasaw County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Little Turkey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Calmar
- Calmar lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Little Turkey Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Calmar.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calmar
- Cresco
- Decorah
- Elma
- Elma lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Little Turkey Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma
- Fredericksburg
- Hawkeye
- Lawler
- New Hampton
- Ossian
- Ridgeway
- Sumner
- Waucoma
- West Union
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Little Turkey Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Chickasaw 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 Little Turkey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1948637 (Little Turkey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1948637 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: Chickasaw
- Est. Elev: 336 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Protivin
- Location given for Little Turkey Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.1305286 Lon: -92.1015589
- 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 Chickasaw, 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- Little Turkey 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. |