A visit to the Orthel Township 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 Orthel Twp. Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Orthel Twp. Cemetery:
43.1266, -93.9002
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Orthel Twp. Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Orthel Twp. Cemetery is located in Hancock County<2>.
The county seat for Hancock County is located in Garner. Garner lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east of the Orthel Twp. Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Orthel Twp. Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Orthel Twp. Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Orthel Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Christian Reformed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Britt.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94704 <5>
- National Hobo Memorial
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The National Hobo Memorial is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hobo Memorial
- To give a relative sense of its location, the National Hobo Memorial is located outside and to the northeast of Britt.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1498969 <5>
- Bingham Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bingham Twp. Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham Twp. Cemetery
- Wesley Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boone Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Boone Twp. Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Twp. Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Crystal Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Crystal Twp. Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Twp. Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Buffalo Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Twp. Cemetery
- St. Benedict Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Corwith Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Corwith Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwith Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Grant Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Grant Twp. Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Twp. Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- German Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The German Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Twp. Cemetery
- Magor Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- German Twp. Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The German Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Twp. Cemetery
- Dan Lemme Farm Graves
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Dan Lemme Farm Graves is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dan Lemme Farm Graves
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 Orthel Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Orthel Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hutchins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hutchins is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
- Wesley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Britt
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Woden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Crystal Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Sexton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sexton is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
- Corwith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Corwith is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwith
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Duncan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Duncan is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Titonka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Titonka is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titonka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- German Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- German Valley is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Valley
- Kanawha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Garner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Algona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Irvington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Irvington is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Forest City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Burt is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Lu Verne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Klemme
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Olaf
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Olaf is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaf
- Lakota
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lakota is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakota
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Leland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Leland is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Bancroft
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bancroft is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Renwick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Goodell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Goodell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 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 Orthel Twp. Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hancock County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Orthel Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Algona
- Bancroft
- Britt
- Britt lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Orthel Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Britt.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britt
- Buffalo Center
- Burt
- Burt lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Orthel Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Burt.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Corwith
- Forest City
- Garner
- Goodell
- Kanawha
- Klemme
- Lu Verne
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- 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 Orthel Twp. Cemetery:
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- 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 Orthel Twp. Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1926013 (Orthel Township Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1926013 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: Hancock
- Est. Elev: 390 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Woden
- Location given for Orthel Township Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.1266293 Lon: -93.9002263
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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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Orthel Twp. 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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