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A visit to the Twin Lakes 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 Twin Lakes Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Twin Lakes Cemetery:

42.4428, -94.6891

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Twin Lakes Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Twin Lakes Cemetery is located in Calhoun County<2>.

The county seat for Calhoun County is located in Rockwell City. Rockwell City lies just to the southeast of the Twin Lakes Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Twin Lakes Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Twin Lakes Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Twin Lakes Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Crown Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Crown Hill Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill Cemetery
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
  • Rosehill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Garfield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Garfield Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Cemetery
  • Roby Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Roby Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby Cemetery
  • Reformatory Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Reformatory Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reformatory Cemetery
  • Heuser - Leith Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Heuser - Leith Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heuser - Leith Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Heuser - Leith Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Manson.
    • The Heuser - Leith Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Leith Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95273 <5>
  • Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Memorial Park is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
  • Lake Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Lake Creek Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Creek Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Pomeroy.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96531 <5>
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Swedish Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Swedish Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedish Cemetery
    • St. John Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The St. John Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
    • Piper Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Piper Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper Cemetery
    • Hope Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hope Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
    • St. Thomas Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
    • Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lutheran Emanuel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Logan Twp. Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Logan Twp. Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Twp. Cemetery
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Twin Lakes Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Twin Lakes Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Jolley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jolley is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
  • Twin Lakes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Twin Lakes is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
  • Rockwell City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sherwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Sherwood is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
  • Pomeroy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Lytton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Lytton is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
  • Rands
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rands is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rands
  • Manson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Yetter
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Yetter is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yetter
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
  • Knierim
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Knierim is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knierim
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Lake City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Rinard
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rinard is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Fonda
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Fonda is located in Pocahontas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fonda <6>
    • Lohrville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Somers
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Somers is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Palmer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Grant City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Grant City is located in Sac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
    • Wightman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Wightman is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wightman
    • Sac City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Auburn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lanesboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Lanesboro is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
    • Slifer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Slifer is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slifer
    • Barnum
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Barnum is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 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 Twin Lakes Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Calhoun County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Twin Lakes Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Twin Lakes Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Calhoun 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 Twin Lakes Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #462401  (Twin Lakes Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #462401 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: Calhoun
      • Est. Elev: 374 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Rockwell City
      • Location given for Twin Lakes Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.4427571     Lon: -94.6891466
      • 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 Calhoun, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Twin Lakes 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.