A visit to the Saint Michaels 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. Michaels Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Michaels Cemetery:
43.0819, -94.4322
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Kossuth County<2>.
The county seat for Kossuth County is located in Algona. Algona lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of the St. Michaels Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Michaels Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the St. Michaels Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Michaels Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Whittemore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Whittemore Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Garfield Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lotts Creek Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- West Bend Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The West Bend Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend Cemetery
- Apostolic Christian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fenton Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Fenton Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton Twp. Cemetery
- United Methodist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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- Riverside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Union Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Twp. Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Lincoln Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- East Lawn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The East Lawn Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East Lawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Algona.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94628 <5>
- River View Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The River View Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View Cemetery
- Vernon Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Vernon Twp. Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Twp. Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the St. Michaels Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Michaels Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Whittemore
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Whittemore is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Rodman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rodman is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Cylinder
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cylinder is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cylinder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- West Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fenton is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Algona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lone Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Emmetsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ottosen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ottosen is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottosen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Irvington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Irvington is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Burt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burt is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Ringsted
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Seneca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Seneca is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Curlew
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Mallard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bode
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bode is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Hoprig
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hoprig is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoprig
- Plover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Plover is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Sexton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sexton is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
- Bancroft
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bancroft is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Rolfe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bradgate
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bradgate is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradgate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Livermore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Livermore is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Graettinger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ayrshire
(20 miles [32.2 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 St. Michaels 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. Michaels Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Algona
- Bancroft
- Bode
- Bode lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. Michaels Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bode.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode
- Bradgate
- Burt
- Burt lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the St. Michaels Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Burt.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Emmetsburg
- Fenton
- Graettinger
- Livermore
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Plover
- Ringsted
- Rolfe
- Rolfe lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. Michaels Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rolfe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolfe
- West Bend
- Whittemore
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 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. Michaels 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 St. Michaels Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1822727 (Saint Michaels Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1822727 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: 376 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Whittemore
- Location given for Saint Michaels Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.081911 Lon: -94.4321945
- 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 '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- St. Michaels 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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