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A visit to the Our Saviors Lutheran 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 Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery:

43.3536, -96.4864

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery is located in Lyon County<2>.

The county seat for Lyon County is located in Rock Rapids. Rock Rapids lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
  • Canton Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Canton Lutheran Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Lutheran Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Canton Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Canton (SD).
    • The Canton Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Canton Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96860 <5>
  • Beloit Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Beloit Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit Cemetery
  • Richland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Richland Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
  • Bragstad Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Larchwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Larchwood Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larchwood Cemetery
    • The Larchwood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Marys Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95261 <5>
  • Grandview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Grandview Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Hill Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Canton (SD).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97003 <5>
  • Sioux Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Sioux Cemetery is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
  • Apostolic Christian Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
    • Nerison Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Nerison Cemetery is located in Rock County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nerison Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
    • Dutch Reform Church Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • United Reformed Church Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

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 Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Klondike
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Klondike is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
  • Inwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Canton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Canton is located in Lincoln County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,583 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <6>
  • Beloit
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Beloit is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
  • Larchwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Fairview
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Alvord
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Lester
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lester is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
  • Shindler
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Shindler is located in Lincoln County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shindler
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 584 people
  • Harrisburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rowena
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Bruce
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Bruce is located in Rock County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Rock Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Doon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Hills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Hills is located in Rock County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hills <6>
    • Moe
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Moe is located in Lincoln County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moe
    • Worthing
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Worthing is located in Lincoln County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthing
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,024 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worthing <6>
    • Hudson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Hudson is located in Lincoln County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <6>
    • Steen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Steen is located in Rock County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
    • Valley Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Rock Rapids
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Manley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Manley is located in Rock County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
    • Brandon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Brandon is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandon <6>

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 Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lyon County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Alvord
    • Alvord lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alvord.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvord
  • Beloit
    • Beloit lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Beloit.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
  • Brandon
    • Brandon lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Brandon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
  • Canton
    • Canton lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Canton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Doon
    • Doon lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Doon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doon
  • Fairview
  • Harrisburg
  • Hills
    • Hills lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hills.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
  • Hudson
    • Hudson lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hudson.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Inwood
    • Inwood lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Inwood.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
  • Larchwood
  • Rock Rapids
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...

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 websites either 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 Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Lyon 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 Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1906652  (Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1906652 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: Lyon
      • Est. Elev: 449 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Inwood
      • Location given for Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.3535903     Lon: -96.4864281
      • 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 Lyon, 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- Our Saviors Lutheran 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.