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A visit to the Maple Leaf 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 Maple Leaf Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Maple Leaf 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 Maple Leaf Cemetery

Lat:   43.3202°   (43° 19' 12")

Lon:   -92.3791°   (-92° 22' 44")

The Maple Leaf Cemetery is located in Howard County<2>.

The county seat for Howard County is located in Cresco. Cresco lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Maple Leaf Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Maple Leaf Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Saratoga Twp. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saratoga Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saratoga Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Saratoga Twp. Cemetery is located in Howard County
  • Saratoga Twp. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saratoga Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saratoga Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Saratoga Twp. Cemetery is located in Howard County
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Howard County
  • Howard Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Howard Cemetery is located in Howard County
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery is located in Howard County
  • Reckner Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reckner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reckner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Reckner Cemetery is located in Howard County
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • 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 Mitchell County
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
  • Union Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Howard County
  • Howard Center Twp. Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Center Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Center Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Howard Center Twp. Cemetery is located in Howard County
  • Jenkins Twp. Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jenkins Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jenkins Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jenkins Twp. Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Howard County
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Howard County
    • Chester Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chester Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chester Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chester Hill Cemetery is located in Howard County
    • Sargeant Farm Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sargeant Farm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sargeant Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sargeant Farm Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jerico Lutheran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jerico Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jerico Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jerico Lutheran Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
    • St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
    • Wayne Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wayne Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wayne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wayne Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
    • Deerfield Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deerfield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deerfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Deerfield Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Howard County
    • Phillips Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Phillips Cemetery is located in Howard County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Maple Leaf Cemetery.

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

  • Elma
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Davis Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corners
    • Davis Corners is located in Howard County
  • Alta Vista
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alta Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista
    • Alta Vista is located in Chickasaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta Vista <5>
  • Riceville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riceville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
    • Riceville is located in Howard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 762 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riceville <5>
  • Lime Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jerico
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jerico. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico
    • Jerico is located in Chickasaw County
  • Chester
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Deerfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deerfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
    • Deerfield is located in Chickasaw County
  • Vernon Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Springs
    • Vernon Springs is located in Howard County
  • New Haven
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Haven. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
    • New Haven is located in Mitchell County
  • North Washington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
    • North Washington is located in Chickasaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
  • Cresco
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Forest City ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
      • Forest City is located in Howard County
    • McIntire
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntire
      • McIntire is located in Mitchell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
    • Le Roy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
      • Le Roy is located in Mower County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <5>
    • Colwell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwell
      • Colwell is located in Floyd County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colwell <5>
    • York
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for York. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
      • York is located in Fillmore County (MN)
    • Protivin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Florenceville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenceville
      • Florenceville is located in Howard County
    • Granger
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Granger. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
      • Granger is located in Fillmore County (MN)
    • Little Cedar
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Cedar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cedar
      • Little Cedar is located in Mitchell County
    • New Hampton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Meyer
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer
      • Meyer is located in Mitchell County

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 Leaf Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Howard County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Maple Leaf Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Maple Leaf 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 Maple Leaf Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1948764  (Maple Leaf Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1948764 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: Saratoga
    • County: Howard         Elev: 373
    • Location given for GNIS #1948764 (Maple Leaf 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 Howard, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Maple Leaf Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3202, Longitude: -92.3791       In this case, the coordinates for the Maple Leaf 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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