A visit to the Maple 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 Maple Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Maple Cemetery:
43.3713, -94.0852
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Maple Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Maple Cemetery is located in Kossuth County<2>.
The county seat for Kossuth County is located in Algona. Algona lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Maple Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Maple Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Maple Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Maple Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- German Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sacred Heart Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Ledyard.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96033 <5>
- Ramsey Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ramsey Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Twp. Cemetery
- Highland Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ramsey Reformed Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
- German Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The German Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Twp. Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Olena Mound Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Olena Mound Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena Mound Cemetery
- German Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The German Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Twp. Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
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- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Buffalo Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Twp. Cemetery
- Dobson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Dobson Cemetery is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobson Cemetery
- Harrison Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Portland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Portland Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Cemetery
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
- West Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The West Lutheran Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lutheran Cemetery
- Van Buren Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Van Buren Cemetery is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Maple Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Maple Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lakota
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lakota is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakota
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Ledyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gerled
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gerled is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerled
- German Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- German Valley is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Valley
- Buffalo Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bancroft
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bancroft is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Titonka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Titonka is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titonka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Elmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elmore is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Rake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rake is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Swea City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Burt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burt is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Woden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Seneca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Seneca is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Lone Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Frost
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Frost is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frost <6>
- Crystal Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Blue Earth
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Blue Earth is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Earth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,098 people
- Former name for Blue Earth:
- Blue Earth City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Earth <6>
- Bricelyn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bricelyn is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricelyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 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 Maple 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 Maple Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Armstrong
- Bancroft
- Blue Earth
- Bricelyn
- Buffalo Center
- Burt
- Burt lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Maple Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Burt.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Elmore
- Fenton
- Frost
- Frost lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Maple Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Frost.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Ringsted
- Swea City
- Thompson
- Titonka
- Wesley
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 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 Maple 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 Maple Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #458769 (Maple Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #458769 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: 354 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: German Valley
- Location given for Maple Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.3713476 Lon: -94.0852363
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Maple 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. |