A visit to the Methodist 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 Methodist Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Methodist Cemetery:
43.4222, -91.6593
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Methodist Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Methodist Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County<2>.
The county seat for Winneshiek County is located in Decorah. Decorah lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Methodist Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Methodist Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Methodist Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Methodist Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Iowa River Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Quandahl Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Quandahl Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quandahl Cemetery
- Egge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Egge Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egge Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Seegmiller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Seegmiller Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seegmiller Cemetery
- Seegmiller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Seegmiller Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seegmiller Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Canoe Ridge Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fawcett Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fawcett Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Farm Cemetery
- Salveson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Salveson Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salveson Cemetery
- Springwater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Springwater Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwater Cemetery
- O'Hare Place Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The O'Hare Place Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Hare Place Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Waterloo Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Waterloo Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Swenson Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Swenson Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swenson Farm Cemetery
- Hesper Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Hauge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hauge Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauge Cemetery
- Canoe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Canoe Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Cemetery
- Hesper Public Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hesper Public Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper Public Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hesper Public Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hesper.
- The Hesper Public Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hesper Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2230000 <5>
- Wilson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- St. Marys Catholic Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Catholic Church Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Catholic Church Cemetery
- The St. Marys Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Patricks Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96236 <5>
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Johns Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Methodist Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Methodist Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Highlandville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Highlandville is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
- Quandahl
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Quandahl is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quandahl
- Bee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bee is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- Hesper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hesper is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Dorchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mabel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Decorah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmington is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Burr Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Riceford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Riceford is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceford
- Eitzen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eitzen is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eitzen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Willington Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Willington Grove is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington Grove
- Newburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newburg is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Bluffton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bluffton is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Lycurgus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lycurgus is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycurgus
- Waukon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Canton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Frankville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Frankville is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Caledonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Methodist Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Winneshiek County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Methodist Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Caledonia
- Calmar
- Canton
- Decorah
- Harmony
- Mabel
- New Albin
- Ossian
- Ridgeway
- Spring Grove
- Waukon
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Methodist Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Winneshiek 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 Methodist Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1825131 (Methodist Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1825131 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: Winneshiek
- Est. Elev: 348 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Highlandville
- Location given for Methodist Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.4221934 Lon: -91.6593137
- 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 Winneshiek, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Methodist 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. |