A visit to the South Windsor 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 Windsor Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the South Windsor Cemetery:
42.9211, -91.8749
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the South Windsor Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The South Windsor Cemetery is located in Fayette County<2>.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in West Union. West Union lies just to the northeast of the South Windsor Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the South Windsor Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the South Windsor Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from South Windsor Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Windsor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Windsor Cemetery is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Cemetery
- Hawkeye Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hawkeye Cemetery is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye Cemetery
- Dunhams Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dunhams Grove Cemetery is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunhams Grove Cemetery
- Fayette County Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- West Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The West Union Cemetery is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union Cemetery
- St. Francis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Francis Cemetery is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
- Boale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Boale Cemetery is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boale Cemetery
- Pitts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Pitts Cemetery is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
- Center Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Center Grove Cemetery is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove Cemetery
- Grandview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lima Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Lima Cemetery is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima Cemetery
- Barnhouse Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Barnhouse Cemetery is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhouse Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Butler Cemetery is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Eden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Eden Cemetery is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Alpha.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94251 <5>
- Brainard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Brainard Cemetery is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainard Cemetery
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 Windsor Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from South Windsor Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Donnan
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Donnan is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnan
- Hawkeye
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hawkeye is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Randalia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Randalia is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- West Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Douglass
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Douglass is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
- Brainard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brainard is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainard
- Saint Lucas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Saint Lucas is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Maynard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Alpha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alpha is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Sumner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Westgate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Westgate is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westgate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wadena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Illyria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Illyria is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illyria
- Elgin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clermont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waucoma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Festina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fort Atkinson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Arlington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Jackson Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Junction is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Navan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Navan is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navan
- Oelwein
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Castalia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Ossian
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fredericksburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Windsor Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The South Windsor Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arlington
- Clermont
- Elgin
- Fayette
- Fredericksburg
- Hawkeye
- Maynard
- Oelwein
- Ossian
- Ossian lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the South Windsor Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ossian.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossian
- Sumner
- Sumner lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the South Windsor Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sumner.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Waucoma
- West Union
- Westgate
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 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 South Windsor Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Fayette 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 Windsor Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #461824 (South Windsor Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #461824 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: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 357 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Union
- Location given for South Windsor Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.9210902 Lon: -91.8748873
- 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 Fayette, 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- South Windsor 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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