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A visit to the Plum Creek Cemetery ...


The location of the Plum Creek Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Plum Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Plum Creek Cemetery

Lat:   43.1411°   (43° 8' 27")

Lon:   -94.1697°   (-94° 10' 10")

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 .

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 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:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Plum Creek Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 26 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
      • Burt is located in Kossuth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
    • Algona
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sexton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
      • Sexton is located in Kossuth County
    • Irvington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
      • Irvington is located in Kossuth County
    • Wesley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
      • Wesley is located in Kossuth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • Titonka
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Titonka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titonka
      • Titonka is located in Kossuth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
    • Lone Rock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
      • Lone Rock is located in Kossuth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Rock <4>
    • Bancroft
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
      • Bancroft is located in Kossuth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
    • Whittemore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whittemore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore
      • Whittemore is located in Kossuth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
    • Corwith
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corwith have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwith
      • Corwith is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
    • Woden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fenton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
      • Fenton is located in Kossuth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Seneca
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
        • Seneca is located in Kossuth County
      • Lu Verne
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lu Verne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lu Verne
        • Lu Verne is located in Kossuth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lu Verne <4>
      • Lakota
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakota have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakota
        • Lakota is located in Kossuth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
      • Gerled
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gerled have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerled
        • Gerled is located in Kossuth County
      • West Bend
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
        • West Bend is located in Palo Alto County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Bend <4>
      • Livermore
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
        • Livermore is located in Humboldt County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
      • Swea City
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swea City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swea City
        • Swea City is located in Kossuth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swea City <4>
      • Britt
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britt
        • Britt is located in Hancock County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,928 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Britt <4>
      • Cylinder
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cylinder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cylinder
        • Cylinder is located in Palo Alto County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
      • Rodman
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
        • Rodman is located in Palo Alto County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
      • Ottosen
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottosen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottosen
        • Ottosen is located in Humboldt County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
      • Bode
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode
        • Bode is located in Humboldt County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
      • Crystal Lake
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
        • Crystal Lake is located in Hancock County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
      • Ledyard
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ledyard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledyard
        • Ledyard is located in Kossuth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ledyard <4>

    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
      • Algona lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Plum Creek Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Algona.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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
      • Fenton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Plum Creek Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fenton.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
    • Livermore
    • Lu Verne
    • Swea City
    • Titonka
    • Wesley
      • Wesley lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Plum Creek Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wesley.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
    • West Bend
    • Whittemore

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Plum Creek Cemetery.<5>

    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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Twp. Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Portland Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Portland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Portland Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Portland Cemetery
    • Burt Twp. Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burt Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burt Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burt Twp. Cemetery
    • River View Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the River View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The River View Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the River View Cemetery
    • East Lawn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The East Lawn Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the East Lawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Algona.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Lawn Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94628 <6>
    • Wesley Evergreen Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wesley Evergreen Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Evergreen Cemetery
    • Buffalo Twp. Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buffalo Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Buffalo Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buffalo Twp. Cemetery
    • Lotts Creek Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lotts Creek Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lotts Creek Lutheran Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lotts Creek Lutheran Cemetery
    • Laurel Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Hill Cemetery
    • St. Benedict Catholic Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Benedict Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Benedict Catholic Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Benedict Catholic Cemetery
    • Good Hope Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Greenwood Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
      • St. Johns Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Fenton Twp. Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fenton Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fenton Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fenton Twp. Cemetery
      • St. Joseph Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
      • German Twp. Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The German Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Twp. Cemetery
      • Christian Reformed Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christian Reformed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Christian Reformed Cemetery is located in Hancock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Reformed Cemetery
      • Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Hancock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • German Twp. Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The German Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Twp. Cemetery
      • Ramsey Twp. Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ramsey Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ramsey Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ramsey Twp. Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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: GNIS record #1925123 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Burt
      • County: Kossuth         Elev: 360
      • Location given for GNIS #1925123 (Plum Creek Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

    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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Plum Creek Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1411, Longitude: -94.1697       In this case, the coordinates for the Plum Creek Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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