A visit to the Springfield 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 Springfield Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Springfield Cemetery:
43.2222, -91.8174
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Springfield Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Springfield Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County<2>.
The county seat for Winneshiek County is located in Decorah. Decorah lies just to the north northeast of the Springfield Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Springfield Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Springfield Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Springfield Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Union Prairie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Union Prairie Cemetery is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Prairie Cemetery
- Kruse Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Kruse Farm Cemetery is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kruse Farm Cemetery
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Aloysius Cemetery is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Aloysius Cemetery
- Bruvold Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bruvold Farm Cemetery is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruvold Farm Cemetery
- Norwegian Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McIntosh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The McIntosh Cemetery is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Cemetery
- Calmar Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Washington Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Benedict Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Benedict Cemetery is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Benedict Cemetery
- Madison Settlement Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Washington Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Phelps Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Wenceslaus of Spillville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ossian Community Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Francis DeSales Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hillside Cemetery is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Centennial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Centennial Cemetery is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Cemetery
- Freeport Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Freeport Cemetery is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport Cemetery
- East Madison Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The East Madison Cemetery is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison Cemetery
- Haug Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Haug Cemetery is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haug Cemetery
- The Haug Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Spillville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95010 <5>
- St. Clement Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Clement Cemetery is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clement Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Smallest Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Smallest Church Cemetery is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallest Church Cemetery
- East Freeport Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The East Freeport Cemetery is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freeport 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 Springfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Springfield Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Calmar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ossian
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Decorah
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Spillville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fort Atkinson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Festina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Castalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Castalia is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Frankville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Frankville is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Ridgeway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Lucas
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Bluffton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bluffton is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Protivin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Jackson Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Junction is also 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 southwest)
- Navan is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navan
- Waucoma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Douglass
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Douglass is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
- Postville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Highlandville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highlandville is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
- Burr Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Clermont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waukon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- West Union
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hesper
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hesper is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Kendallville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kendallville is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
- Cresco
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon Springs is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Springs
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 Springfield 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 Springfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Calmar
- Clermont
- Cresco
- Decorah
- Ossian
- Postville
- Ridgeway
- Waucoma
- Waukon
- West Union
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Springfield 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 Springfield Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #461919 (Springfield Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #461919 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: 358 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Calmar
- Location given for Springfield Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.2221957 Lon: -91.8173785
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Springfield 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |