A visit to the Lost Island Lutheran 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 Lost Island Lutheran Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lost Island Lutheran Cemetery:
43.1980, -94.8378
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lost Island Lutheran Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lost Island Lutheran Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County<2>.
The county seat for Palo Alto County is located in Emmetsburg. Emmetsburg lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Lost Island Lutheran Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lost Island Lutheran Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Lost Island Lutheran Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lost Island Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Crown Hill Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- St. Jacobs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Jacobs Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Jacobs Cemetery
- City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The City Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Cemetery
- Valley View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Terril.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94754 <5>
- Wallingford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Wallingford Cemetery is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford Cemetery
- High Lake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The High Lake Cemetery is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Lake Cemetery
- Dickens Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Dickens Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Evergreen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Silver Lake Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Silver Lake Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake Cemetery
- Vernon Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Vernon Twp. Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Twp. Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Logan Twp. Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Logan Twp. Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Twp. Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Richland Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- Swan Lake Village Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Lost Island Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lost Island Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ruthven
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Graettinger
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wallingford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wallingford is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Emmetsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dickens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dickens is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Ayrshire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Terril
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Terril is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terril
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Hoprig
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hoprig is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoprig
- Langdon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Langdon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
- Estherville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Spencer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Curlew
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Curlew is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curlew
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gruver
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gruver is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Gillett Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gillett Grove is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Cylinder
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cylinder is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cylinder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Fostoria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fostoria is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
- Superior
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ringsted
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Arnolds Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Milford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Greenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Webb
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Webb is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Mallard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rodman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rodman is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- West Okoboji
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Okoboji is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Okoboji
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 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 Lost Island Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Palo Alto County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lost Island Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Emmetsburg
- Estherville
- Graettinger
- Greenville
- Mallard
- Mallard lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Lost Island Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mallard.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard
- Milford
- Ringsted
- Ruthven
- Spencer
- Spencer lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Lost Island Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Spencer.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Terril
- Terril lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Lost Island Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Terril.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terril
- Webb
- Webb lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Lost Island Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Webb.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
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 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 Lost Island Lutheran Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Palo Alto 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 Lost Island Lutheran Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1925532 (Lost Island Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1925532 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: Palo Alto
- Est. Elev: 434 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Graettinger West
- Location given for Lost Island Lutheran Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.1980181 Lon: -94.8377626
- 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 Palo Alto, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lost Island Lutheran 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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