A visit to the Smallest Church 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 Smallest Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smallest Church Cemetery:
43.1205, -91.8657
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Smallest Church Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Smallest Church Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County<2>.
The county seat for Winneshiek County is located in Decorah. Decorah lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Smallest Church Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Smallest Church Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Smallest Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smallest Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Fort Atkinson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95645 <5>
- Auburn Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Auburn Twp. Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Twp. Cemetery
- Dover Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Dover Twp. Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Twp. Cemetery
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Aloysius Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Aloysius Cemetery
- Calmar Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- St. Peter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Stavanger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Stavanger Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stavanger Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ossian Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Lukes Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Francis DeSales Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Clement Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Clement Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clement Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Kruse Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Kruse Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kruse Farm Cemetery
- St. Wenceslaus of Spillville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Haug Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Haug Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haug Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Haug Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Spillville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95010 <5>
- Eden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Eden Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- George Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The George Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Cemetery
- Springfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Springfield Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Smallest Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smallest Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Festina
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fort Atkinson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Calmar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Lucas
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Lucas is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Ossian
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Douglass
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Douglass is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
- Spillville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waucoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Castalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Jackson Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jackson Junction is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Navan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Navan is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navan
- West Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Alpha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alpha is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Hawkeye
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hawkeye is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Clermont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Frankville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Frankville is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Decorah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Protivin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lawler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Donnan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Donnan is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnan
- Brainard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brainard is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainard
- Postville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Elgin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Smallest Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Winneshiek County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smallest Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Calmar
- Clermont
- Decorah
- Elgin
- Elgin lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Smallest Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elgin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Hawkeye
- Lawler
- Lawler lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Smallest Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lawler.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
- Ossian
- Postville
- Ridgeway
- Waucoma
- West Union
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 Smallest Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Winneshiek 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 Smallest Church Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1941459 (Smallest Church Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1941459 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: Winneshiek
- Est. Elev: 337 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Festina
- Location given for Smallest Church Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.1205305 Lon: -91.8657164
- 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 Winneshiek, 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- Smallest Church 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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