A visit to the South Kratz 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 South Kratz Cemetery ...
The South Kratz Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Baethke Cemetery
- The Baethke Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baethke Cemetery
- Bohemian National Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- East Madison Cemetery
- The East Madison Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison Cemetery
- Ferkindstad Farm Cemetery
- First Orleans Lutheran Cemetery
- German Methodist Cemetery
- Haug Cemetery
- 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 <2>
- Holy Cross Cemetery
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Kruse Farm Cemetery
- The Kruse Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kruse Farm Cemetery
- Lincoln Cemetery
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Madison Cemetery
- The Madison Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Cemetery
- Madison Settlement Cemetery
- McIntosh Cemetery
- The McIntosh Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Cemetery
- New Oregon Twp. Cemetery
- New Oregon Twp. Cemetery
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
- Orleans Cemetery
- The Orleans Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cemetery
- Ridgeway Cemetery
- The Ridgeway Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway Cemetery
- The Ridgeway Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ridgeway Community Cemetery
- Ryan Farm Cemetery
- The Ryan Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Farm Cemetery
- St. Clement Cemetery
- The St. Clement Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clement Cemetery
- St. Wenceslaus of Spillville Cemetery
- Saude Lutheran Cemetery
- United Cemetery
- The United Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United 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 South Kratz Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Bluffton
- Bluffton is located in Winneshiek County
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- Burr Oak
- Calmar
- Cresco
- Davis Corners
- Davis Corners is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corners
- Decorah
- Festina
- Florenceville
- Florenceville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenceville
- Forest City ‑ Historic
- Forest City is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Fort Atkinson
- Granger
- Granger is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Jackson Junction
- Jackson Junction is located in Winneshiek County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Jerico
- Jerico is located in Chickasaw County
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- Kendallville
- Kendallville is located in Winneshiek County
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- Lawler
- Lime Springs
- Navan
- Navan is located in Winneshiek County
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- Ossian
- Protivin
- Ridgeway
- Saint Lucas
- Saint Lucas is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Spillville
- Vernon Springs
- Vernon Springs is located in Howard County
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- Waucoma
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 South Kratz 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 South Kratz Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Calmar
- Canton
- Cresco
- Decorah
- Harmony
- Lawler
- Lime Springs
- Ossian
- Ridgeway
- Waucoma
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 South Kratz 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 South Kratz Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1941512 (South Kratz Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1941512 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: 357 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cresco SE
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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- South Kratz Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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