A visit to the Towne 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 Towne Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Towne Cemetery:
43.4805, -93.3502
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Towne Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Towne Cemetery is located in Worth County<2>.
The county seat for Worth County is located in Northwood. Northwood lies just to the east southeast of the Towne Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Towne Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Towne Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Towne Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Silver Lake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Silver Lake Cemetery is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake Cemetery
- Rugland Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- South Silver Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Round Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Round Prairie Cemetery is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Prairie Cemetery
- Sion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sion Cemetery is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sion Cemetery
- Dahlside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Dahlside Cemetery is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlside Cemetery
- North Shell Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Round Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Somber Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Somber Cemetery is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somber Cemetery
- Stateline Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Stateline Cemetery is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stateline Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lunder Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- 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
- South Shell Rock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sunset Rest Cemetery is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Rest 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
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Seater Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wanders Rest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Wanders Rest Cemetery is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanders Rest Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood 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 Towne Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Towne Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Silver Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Silver Lake is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Twin Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Lakes is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Emmons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Emmons is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Bristol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Northwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Glenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Joice
(9 miles [14.5 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Myrtle
(10 miles [16.1 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
- 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
- Albert Lea
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hayward
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Conger
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Hanlontown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hanlontown is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Bolan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bolan is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolan
- Scarville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- London
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- London is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Fertile
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Manly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vinje
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Vinje is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinje
- Leland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leland is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Manchester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Manchester is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Creamery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Creamery is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
- Grafton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carpenter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Carpenter is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Alden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Towne 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 Towne Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albert Lea
- Alden
- Glenville
- Lake Mills
- Manly
- Manly lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Towne 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 begin with 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 Towne 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 Towne Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1944605 (Towne Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1944605 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: 384 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fertile NE
- Location given for Towne Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.4805115 Lon: -93.3502077
- 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 '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- Towne 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |