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A visit to the Saint Matthews Cemetery ...


The location of the St. Matthews 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 St. Matthews Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Matthews Cemetery

Lat:   43.4511°   (43° 27' 3")

Lon:   -94.0108°   (-94° 0' 38")

The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Kossuth County<2>.

The county seat for Kossuth County is located in Algona. Algona lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the St. Matthews Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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. Matthews 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 St. Matthews 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 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Matthews Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Matthews Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Rake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rake
      • Rake is located in Winnebago County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
    • Buffalo Center
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Center
      • Buffalo Center is located in Winnebago County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo Center <4>
    • Elmore
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
      • Elmore is located in Faribault County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
    • Lakota
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Ledyard
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Gerled
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Frost
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frost have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
      • Frost is located in Faribault County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frost <4>
    • Bricelyn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bricelyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricelyn
      • Bricelyn is located in Faribault County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
    • Dell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
      • Dell is located in Faribault County (MN)
    • Blue Earth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Earth
      • Blue Earth is located in Faribault County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,098 people
      • Former name for Blue Earth:
      • Blue Earth City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Earth <4>
    • Thompson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Thompson is located in Winnebago County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson <4>
    • Titonka
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Swea City
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • 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>
      • Bancroft
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
        • Bancroft is located in Kossuth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
      • Woden
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Vinje
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinje
        • Vinje is located in Winnebago County
      • Kiester
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kiester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiester
        • Kiester is located in Faribault County (MN)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiester <4>
      • Crystal Lake
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • 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
      • Scarville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scarville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarville
        • Scarville is located in Winnebago County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scarville <4>
      • Walters
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walters have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
        • Walters is located in Faribault County (MN)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 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. Matthews 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 St. Matthews Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the St. Matthews Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Matthews Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Graceland Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Olena Mound Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olena Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Olena Mound Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olena Mound Cemetery
    • West Lutheran Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Lutheran Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Lutheran Cemetery
    • Van Buren Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Buren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Van Buren Cemetery is located in Faribault County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Buren Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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 Faribault County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Riverview Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Maple Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Maple Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Cemetery
    • German Lutheran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The German Lutheran Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Lutheran Cemetery
    • Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • East Lutheran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The East Lutheran Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Lutheran Cemetery
    • Dobson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dobson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dobson Cemetery is located in Faribault County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dobson Cemetery
    • Highland Home Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Highland Home Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Home Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Hesse Burying Grounds
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hesse Burying Grounds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hesse Burying Grounds is located in Faribault County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hesse Burying Grounds
      • Sacred Heart Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sacred Heart Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Ledyard.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96033 <6>
      • Bethany Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Faribault County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
      • South Blue Earth Lutheran Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Blue Earth Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The South Blue Earth Lutheran Cemetery is located in Faribault County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Blue Earth Lutheran Cemetery
      • Pilot Grove Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilot Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pilot Grove Cemetery is located in Faribault County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilot Grove Cemetery
      • Ramsey Twp. Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • 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
      • Ramsey Reformed Church Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ramsey Reformed Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ramsey Reformed Church Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ramsey Reformed Church Cemetery
      • Emerald Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emerald Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Emerald Cemetery is located in Faribault County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emerald 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 St. Matthews Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #461224  (Saint Matthews Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #461224 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: Lakota
      • County: Kossuth         Elev: 357
      • Location given for GNIS #461224 (Saint Matthews 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Matthews Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4511, Longitude: -94.0108       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Matthews 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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