A visit to the Plum Creek 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 Plum Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Plum Creek Cemetery:
43.1411, -94.1697
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Plum Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Plum Creek Cemetery is located in Kossuth County<2>.
The county seat for Kossuth County is located in Algona. Algona lies just to the south southwest of the Plum Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Plum Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Plum Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Plum Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Union Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Union Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Twp. Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Portland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Portland Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Cemetery
- Burt Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Burt Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt Twp. Cemetery
- River View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The River View Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View Cemetery
- East Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The East Lawn Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East Lawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Algona.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94628 <5>
- Wesley Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Buffalo Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Twp. Cemetery
- Lotts Creek Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- St. Benedict Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Fenton Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Fenton Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton Twp. Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- German Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The German Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Twp. Cemetery
- Christian Reformed Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- German Twp. Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The German Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Twp. Cemetery
- Ramsey Twp. Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Ramsey Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Twp. Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Plum Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Plum Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Burt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burt is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Algona
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sexton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sexton is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
- Irvington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Irvington is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Wesley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wesley is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Titonka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Titonka is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titonka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Lone Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bancroft
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bancroft is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- German Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- German Valley is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Valley
- Whittemore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whittemore is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Corwith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Corwith is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwith
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Hutchins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hutchins is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Woden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fenton is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Seneca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Seneca is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Lu Verne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lakota
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lakota is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakota
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Gerled
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gerled is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerled
- West Bend
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Livermore
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Livermore is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Swea City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Britt
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cylinder
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cylinder is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cylinder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Rodman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rodman is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Ottosen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ottosen is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottosen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Bode
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bode is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Crystal Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Crystal Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Ledyard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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 Plum Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kossuth County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Plum Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Algona
- Bancroft
- Bode
- Bode lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Plum Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bode.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode
- Britt
- Burt
- Burt lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Plum Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Burt.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Corwith
- Fenton
- Livermore
- Lu Verne
- Swea City
- Titonka
- Wesley
- West Bend
- Whittemore
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 Plum Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Kossuth 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 Plum Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1925123 (Plum Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1925123 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: Kossuth
- Est. Elev: 360 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Burt
- Location given for Plum Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.1410754 Lon: -94.1696832
- 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 Kossuth, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Plum Creek 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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