A visit to the Seneca 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 Seneca Twp. Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Seneca Twp. Cemetery:
43.3197, -94.4186
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Seneca Twp. Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Seneca Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County<2>.
The county seat for Kossuth County is located in Algona. Algona lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Seneca Twp. Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Seneca Twp. Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Seneca Twp. Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Seneca Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Blackjar Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ringsted Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Swea Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Swea Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swea Twp. Cemetery
- Armstrong Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- United Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Harrison Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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- Fenton Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Fenton Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton Twp. Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Swan lake Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Swan lake Cemetery is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan lake Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Lotts Creek Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Burt Twp. Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Burt Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt Twp. Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Seneca Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Seneca Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Seneca
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Seneca is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Ringsted
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Swea City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrong
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Armstrong is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Fenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fenton is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Lone Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hoprig
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hoprig is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoprig
- Bancroft
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bancroft is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Burt
(12 miles [19.3 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gerled is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerled
- Dolliver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ledyard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Gruver
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gruver is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Lakota
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lakota is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakota
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Graettinger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cylinder
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Whittemore
(17 miles [27.4 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wallingford
(18 miles [29 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Algona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Titonka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Titonka is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titonka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- German Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- German Valley is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Valley
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 Seneca Twp. 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 Seneca Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Algona
- Armstrong
- Bancroft
- Burt
- Burt lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Seneca Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Burt.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Ceylon
- Elmore
- Emmetsburg
- 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 either 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 Seneca Twp. 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 Seneca Twp. Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1823042 (Seneca Township Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1823042 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: 370 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Seneca
- Location given for Seneca Township Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.3196826 Lon: -94.4185834
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Seneca 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |