A visit to the Sixteen Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Sixteen Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Sixteen Cemetery (FG ID #2170121).
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 Sixteen Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sixteen Cemetery:
43.1273, -91.3129
The Sixteen Cemetery is located in Allamakee County<2>.
The county seat for Allamakee County is located in Waukon. Waukon lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Sixteen Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sixteen Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Sixteen Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sixteen Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ion Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Volney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Smithfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Council Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cherry Mound Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Cummings Plot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cummings Plot is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Plot
- St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rossville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rossville Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville Cemetery
- Bailey Plot
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bailey Plot is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Plot
- Waterville Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monona Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Railroad Employee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Knapp Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spaulding Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grover Plot Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Grover Plot Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover Plot Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Baylis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Baylis Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baylis Cemetery
- East Paint Creek Synod Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Sixteen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sixteen Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Watson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Volney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Waterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Waterville is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Rossville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Monona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Waukon Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Luana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marquette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hardin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- McGregor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Charme
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Charme is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charme
- Harpers Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dalby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Prairie du Chien
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Farmersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Waukon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Postville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gunder
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Olaf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Eastman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Eastman is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 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 Sixteen Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Allamakee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sixteen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- McGregor
- Monona
- Postville
- Prairie du Chien
- Waukon
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 Sixteen Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Allamakee 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 Sixteen Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2170121
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1948964 (Sixteen Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1948964 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: Allamakee
- Est. Elev: 253 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Waterville
- Location given for Sixteen Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.1272036 Lon: -91.3129115
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Allamakee, 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- Sixteen 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. |