A visit to the Storm Lake Municipal 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 Storm Lake Municipal Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Storm Lake Municipal Cemetery:
42.6353, -95.1747
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Storm Lake Municipal Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Storm Lake Municipal Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County<2>.
The county seat for Buena Vista County is located in Storm Lake. Storm Lake lies just to the west northwest of the Storm Lake Municipal Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Storm Lake Municipal Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Storm Lake Municipal Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Storm Lake Municipal Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Buena Vista Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hayes Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hayes Twp. Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Twp. Cemetery
- Scandinavian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Scandinavian Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavian Cemetery
- Immanuel Reformed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Newell Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Maple Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Maple Valley Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley Cemetery
- St. Johns Church of Christ Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- German Methodist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chase Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Chase Cemetery is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chase Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Schaller.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94465 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Nemaha Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Newell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Newell Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell Cemetery
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Elk Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Cemetery
- Schaller Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Schaller Cemetery is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaller Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Storm Lake Municipal Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Storm Lake Municipal Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lakeside
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lakeside is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
- Storm Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Casino Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Casino Beach is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casino Beach
- Juniata
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Juniata is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
- Truesdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Alta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Alta is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta <6>
- Newell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nemaha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nemaha is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Schaller
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Early
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rembrandt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Varina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Varina is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Elkton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elkton is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Aurelia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Galva
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Albert City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Linn Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sac City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fonda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sioux Rapids
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Marathon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Marathon is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 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 Storm Lake Municipal Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Buena Vista County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Storm Lake Municipal Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alta
- Alta lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Storm Lake Municipal Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alta.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Aurelia
- Aurelia lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Storm Lake Municipal Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Aurelia.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurelia
- Cherokee
- Early
- Early lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Storm Lake Municipal Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Early.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early
- Fonda
- Fonda lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Storm Lake Municipal Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fonda.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonda
- Holstein
- Lytton
- Lytton lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Storm Lake Municipal Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lytton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
- Nemaha
- Nemaha lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Storm Lake Municipal Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nemaha.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
- Newell
- Newell lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Storm Lake Municipal Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Newell.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Peterson
- Sac City
- Schaller
- Sioux Rapids
- Storm Lake
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 Storm Lake Municipal Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Buena Vista 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 Storm Lake Municipal Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1925888 (Storm Lake Municipal Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1925888 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: Buena Vista
- Est. Elev: 436 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Storm Lake
- Location given for Storm Lake Municipal Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.6352579 Lon: -95.1747168
- 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 Buena Vista, 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- Storm Lake Municipal 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. |