A visit to the South Silver Lake 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 Silver Lake Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the South Silver Lake Cemetery:
43.4511, -93.3985
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the South Silver Lake Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The South Silver Lake Cemetery is located in Worth County<2>.
The county seat for Worth County is located in Northwood. Northwood lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of the South Silver Lake Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the South Silver Lake Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the South Silver Lake Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from South Silver Lake Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rugland Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Somber Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Somber Cemetery is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somber Cemetery
- Sion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sion Cemetery is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sion Cemetery
- Silver Lake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Silver Lake Cemetery is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake Cemetery
- Towne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Towne Cemetery is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towne Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Bristol Protestant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Salem Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
- Lime Creek Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Lime Creek Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Creek Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- The Lime Creek Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lime Creek Cemetery
- Lime Creek Lutheran Cemetery
- Lime Creek Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #690479 <5>
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
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- Synod Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Synod Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Synod Cemetery
- Elk Creek #1 Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Elk Creek #1 Cemetery is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek #1 Cemetery
- Dahlside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Dahlside Cemetery is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlside Cemetery
- North Shell Rock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Round Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Round Prairie Cemetery is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Prairie Cemetery
- Brush Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Brush Hill Cemetery is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Hill Cemetery
- Lime Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Lime Creek Cemetery is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Creek Cemetery
- The Lime Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lime Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
- Concordia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Concordia Cemetery is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia Cemetery
- Elk Creek #2 Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Elk Creek #2 Cemetery is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek #2 Cemetery
- South Shell Rock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Round Prairie 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 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the South Silver Lake Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from South Silver Lake Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Silver Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Lake is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Bristol
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Emmons
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Emmons is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Joice
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Joice is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joice
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Lake Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Twin Lakes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Twin Lakes is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Northwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Glenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Scarville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hanlontown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hanlontown is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Kensett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kensett is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Fertile
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Conger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Conger is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Albert Lea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Leland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leland is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Manly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Myrtle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Myrtle is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Vinje
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Vinje is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinje
- Bolan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bolan is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolan
- Hayward
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Creamery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Creamery is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
- Kiester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Forest City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- London
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- London is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Alden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walters
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walters is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 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 South Silver Lake Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Worth County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The South Silver Lake Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albert Lea
- Alden
- Alden lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the South Silver Lake Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Forest City
- Glenville
- Kiester
- Lake Mills
- Manly
- Manly lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the South Silver Lake Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Manly.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manly
- Northwood
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 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 Silver Lake Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Worth 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 Silver Lake Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1944593 (South Silver Lake Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1944593 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: Worth
- Est. Elev: 390 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bristol
- Location given for South Silver Lake Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.4510666 Lon: -93.3985421
- 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 Worth, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Silver Lake 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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