A visit to the National Hobo Memorial ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the National Hobo Memorial. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The National Hobo Memorial (FG ID #1498969)
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 National Hobo Memorial ...
The National Hobo Memorial is located outside and to the northeast of Britt.
The cemetery is located in Hancock County<2>.
Adjacent to the National Hobo Memorial and just to the west is the Evergreen Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Amsterdam Twp. Cemetery
- Bingham Twp. Cemetery
- The Bingham Twp. Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham Twp. Cemetery
- Boone Twp. Cemetery
- The Boone Twp. Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Twp. Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Christian Reformed Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Corwith Cemetery
- The Corwith Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwith Cemetery
- Crystal Twp. Cemetery
- The Crystal Twp. Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Twp. Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Magor Twp. Cemetery
- New Amsterdam Twp. Cemetery
- Old Amsterdam Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Orthel Twp. Cemetery
- The Orthel Twp. Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orthel Twp. Cemetery
- St. Boniface Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Wesley Evergreen Cemetery
- West Lake Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the National Hobo Memorial.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Belmond
- Britt
- Clear Lake
- Corwith
- Corwith is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwith
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Crystal Lake
- Crystal Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Duncan
- Forest City
- Garner
- German Valley
- Goodell
- Hutchins
- Kanawha
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Klemme
- Leland
- Lu Verne
- Meservey
- Meservey is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meservey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
- Olaf
- Sexton
- Thompson
- Titonka
- Titonka is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titonka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Ventura
- Wesley
- Wesley is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Woden
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 National Hobo Memorial. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hancock County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The National Hobo Memorial.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belmond
- Britt
- Buffalo Center
- Clear Lake
- Corwith
- Forest City
- Garner
- Goodell
- Kanawha
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Lu Verne
- Renwick
- Thompson
- Titonka
- Wesley
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 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 National Hobo Memorial:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Hancock 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 National Hobo Memorial:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1498969
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Hancock, 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- National Hobo Memorial) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |