A visit to the Ramsey 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 Ramsey Twp. Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ramsey Twp. Cemetery:
43.3111, -94.1080
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ramsey Twp. Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ramsey Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County<2>.
The county seat for Kossuth County is located in Algona. Algona lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Ramsey Twp. Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ramsey Twp. Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Ramsey Twp. Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ramsey Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- German Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The German Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Twp. Cemetery
- Ramsey Reformed Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- German Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Maple Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Cemetery
- German Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The German Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Twp. Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sacred Heart Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Ledyard.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96033 <5>
- Portland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Portland Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Cemetery
- Buffalo Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Buffalo Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Twp. Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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- Highland Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Burt Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Burt Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt Twp. Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Olena Mound Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Olena Mound Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena Mound Cemetery
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
- Harrison Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Christian Reformed Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bingham Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bingham Twp. Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham Twp. Cemetery
- Grant Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Grant Twp. Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Twp. Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ramsey Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ramsey Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- German Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- German Valley is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Valley
- Lakota
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lakota is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakota
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Bancroft
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bancroft is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Titonka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Titonka is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titonka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Gerled
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gerled is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerled
- Ledyard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Burt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burt is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Buffalo Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Swea City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Elmore is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
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- Seneca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Seneca is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Sexton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sexton is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
- Rake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rake is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Wesley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wesley is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Crystal Lake
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Fenton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fenton is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Algona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Thompson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hutchins
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hutchins is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
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 Ramsey Twp. 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 Ramsey Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Algona
- Armstrong
- Bancroft
- Britt
- Buffalo Center
- Burt
- Burt lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Ramsey Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Burt.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Elmore
- Fenton
- Frost
- Frost lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Ramsey Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Frost.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Ringsted
- Swea City
- Thompson
- Titonka
- Wesley
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Ramsey Twp. 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 Ramsey Twp. Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1925194 (Ramsey Township Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1925194 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: German Valley
- Location given for Ramsey Township Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.3110712 Lon: -94.1080145
- 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Ramsey 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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