A visit to the Saint Lukes 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 St. Lukes Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Lukes Cemetery:
43.1547, -94.4722
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County<2>.
The county seat for Palo Alto County is located in Emmetsburg. Emmetsburg lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the St. Lukes Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the St. Lukes Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Lukes Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- United Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Lotts Creek Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Whittemore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Whittemore Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore Cemetery
- Fenton Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Fenton Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton Twp. Cemetery
- Vernon Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Vernon Twp. Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Twp. Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Blackjar Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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- Ringsted Memorial Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Union Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Union Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Twp. Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Garfield Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Seneca Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Seneca Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Twp. Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Lukes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Lukes Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fenton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fenton is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Cylinder
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cylinder is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cylinder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Whittemore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Whittemore is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Lone Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ringsted
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rodman
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Emmetsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Seneca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Seneca is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Hoprig
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hoprig is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoprig
- West Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Algona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Burt is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
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- Graettinger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Armstrong
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Armstrong is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Bancroft
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bancroft is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Curlew
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Curlew is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curlew
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Irvington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Irvington is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Swea City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mallard
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ottosen
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ottosen is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottosen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
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 St. Lukes Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Palo Alto County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Lukes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Algona
- Armstrong
- Bancroft
- Burt
- Burt lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the St. Lukes Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Burt.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Emmetsburg
- Fenton
- Graettinger
- Mallard
- Plover
- Ringsted
- Swea City
- 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 helpful 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 St. Lukes Cemetery:
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- Pages specific to Palo Alto 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 St. Lukes Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1925486 (Saint Lukes Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1925486 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: Palo Alto
- Est. Elev: 399 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fenton
- Location given for Saint Lukes Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.1546869 Lon: -94.4721965
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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 Palo Alto, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. Lukes 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |