A visit to the Saratoga 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 Saratoga Twp. Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Saratoga Twp. Cemetery:
43.3716, -92.4021
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Saratoga Twp. Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Saratoga Twp. Cemetery is located in Howard County<2>.
The county seat for Howard County is located in Cresco. Cresco lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east of the Saratoga Twp. Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Saratoga Twp. Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Saratoga Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Maple Leaf Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Maple Leaf Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Leaf Cemetery
- Jenkins Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Jenkins Twp. Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Twp. Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Chester Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Chester Hill Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Hill Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Reckner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Reckner Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reckner Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Howard Center Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Wayne Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Cemetery
- Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Ostrander Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Mower County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Mower County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Le Roy Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Le Roy Cemetery is located in Mower County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy Cemetery
- The Le Roy Cemetery has also been known as:
- Le Roy Luthern Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Foreston Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Foreston Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Saratoga Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Saratoga Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Davis Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Davis Corners is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corners
- Riceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lime Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Le Roy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- McIntire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- McIntire is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Forest City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forest City is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Alta Vista
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- York
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- York is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- New Haven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Haven is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- Vernon Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Vernon Springs is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Springs
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Jerico
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jerico is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico
- Cresco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Deerfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Deerfield is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Meyer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Meyer is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer
- Florenceville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Florenceville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenceville
- Granger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Granger is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Etna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Etna is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Ostrander
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Little Cedar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Little Cedar is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cedar
- Colwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Washington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- North Washington is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Taopi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Taopi is located in Mower County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taopi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Protivin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kendallville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kendallville is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
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 Saratoga Twp. Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Howard County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Saratoga Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cresco
- Elma
- Elma lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Saratoga Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma
- Le Roy
- Le Roy lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Saratoga Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Le Roy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
- Lime Springs
- McIntire
- Riceville
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 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 Saratoga Twp. Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Howard 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 Saratoga Twp. Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #461428 (Saratoga Township Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #461428 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: Howard
- Est. Elev: 378 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Saratoga
- Location given for Saratoga Township Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.3716343 Lon: -92.4021186
- 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 Howard, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saratoga 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |