A visit to the Ringsted Memorial 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 Ringsted Memorial Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ringsted Memorial Cemetery:
43.3005, -94.4805
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ringsted Memorial Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ringsted Memorial Cemetery is located in Emmet County<2>.
The county seat for Emmet County is located in Estherville. Estherville lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Ringsted Memorial Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ringsted Memorial Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Ringsted Memorial Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ringsted Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Seneca Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Seneca Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Twp. Cemetery
- Blackjar Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Armstrong Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Armstrong Grove Cemetery is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Armstrong Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Armstrong.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1685622 <5>
- United Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Swea Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Swea Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swea Twp. Cemetery
- Swan lake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Swan lake Cemetery is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan lake Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Fenton Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Fenton Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton Twp. Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Swan Lake Village Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- High Lake Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The High Lake Cemetery is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Lake Cemetery
- Vernon Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Vernon Twp. Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Twp. Cemetery
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Lotts Creek Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
- Valley View Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood 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 Ringsted Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ringsted Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ringsted
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Seneca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Seneca is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Fenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fenton is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Armstrong
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Armstrong is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Hoprig
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hoprig is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoprig
- Lone Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Swea City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gruver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gruver is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Bancroft
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bancroft is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Dolliver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Graettinger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cylinder
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cylinder is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cylinder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Burt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burt is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Gerled
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gerled is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerled
- Wallingford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wallingford is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Emmetsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whittemore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Whittemore is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Ceylon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ledyard
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rodman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rodman is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Estherville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
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 Ringsted Memorial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Emmet County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ringsted Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Algona
- Armstrong
- Bancroft
- Burt
- Burt lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Ringsted Memorial Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Burt.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Ceylon
- Ceylon lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Ringsted Memorial Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ceylon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Emmetsburg
- Estherville
- Fenton
- Fenton lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Ringsted Memorial Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fenton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
- Graettinger
- Ringsted
- Swea City
- Titonka
- Whittemore
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 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 Ringsted Memorial Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Emmet 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 Ringsted Memorial Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1907479 (Ringsted Memorial Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1907479 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: Emmet
- Est. Elev: 381 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Seneca
- Location given for Ringsted Memorial Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.3005165 Lon: -94.4805305
- 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 Emmet, 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- Ringsted Memorial 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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