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A visit to the Union Township Cemetery ...


The location of the Union Twp. Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Union Twp. Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Union Twp. Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Union Twp. Cemetery

Lat:   43.1416°   (43° 8' 29")

Lon:   -94.2622°   (-94° 15' 43")

The Union Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County<2>.

The county seat for Kossuth County is located in Algona. Algona lies just to the south southeast of the Union Twp. Cemetery .

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 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 Union Twp. Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Kossuth County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Union Twp. Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Union Twp. Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Union Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Burt
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
      • Burt is located in Kossuth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
    • Algona
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Lone Rock
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
      • Lone Rock is located in Kossuth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Rock <4>
    • Whittemore
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whittemore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore
      • Whittemore is located in Kossuth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
    • Irvington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
      • Irvington is located in Kossuth County
    • Sexton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
      • Sexton is located in Kossuth County
    • Fenton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
      • Fenton is located in Kossuth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
    • Bancroft
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
      • Bancroft is located in Kossuth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
    • Seneca
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
      • Seneca is located in Kossuth County
    • Titonka
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Titonka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titonka
      • Titonka is located in Kossuth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
    • Wesley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
      • Wesley is located in Kossuth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • Cylinder
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cylinder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cylinder
      • Cylinder is located in Palo Alto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Rodman
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
        • Rodman is located in Palo Alto County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
      • West Bend
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
        • West Bend is located in Palo Alto County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Bend <4>
      • Ringsted
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Swea City
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swea City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swea City
        • Swea City is located in Kossuth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swea City <4>
      • Ottosen
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottosen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottosen
        • Ottosen is located in Humboldt County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
      • Gerled
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gerled have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerled
        • Gerled is located in Kossuth County
      • Bode
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode
        • Bode is located in Humboldt County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
      • Lu Verne
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lu Verne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lu Verne
        • Lu Verne is located in Kossuth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lu Verne <4>
      • Corwith
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corwith have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwith
        • Corwith is located in Hancock County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
      • Woden
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Lakota
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakota have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakota
        • Lakota is located in Kossuth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
      • Livermore
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
        • Livermore is located in Humboldt County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
      • Ledyard
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ledyard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledyard
        • Ledyard is located in Kossuth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ledyard <4>

    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 Union Twp. Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kossuth County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Twp. Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Algona
      • Algona lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Union Twp. Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Algona.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algona
    • Bancroft
    • Bode
      • Bode lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Union Twp. Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bode.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode
    • Burt
      • Burt lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Union Twp. Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Burt.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
    • Corwith
    • Fenton
      • Fenton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Union Twp. Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fenton.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
    • Livermore
    • Lu Verne
    • Ringsted
    • Swea City
    • Titonka
    • Wesley
      • Wesley lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Union Twp. Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wesley.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
    • West Bend
    • Whittemore

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Union Twp. Cemetery.<5>

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

    • River View Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the River View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The River View Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the River View Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Plum Creek Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plum Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Plum Creek Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plum Creek Cemetery
    • Burt Twp. Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burt Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burt Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burt Twp. Cemetery
    • Lotts Creek Lutheran Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lotts Creek Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lotts Creek Lutheran Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lotts Creek Lutheran Cemetery
    • Fenton Twp. Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fenton Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fenton Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fenton Twp. Cemetery
    • East Lawn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The East Lawn Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the East Lawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Algona.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Lawn Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94628 <6>
    • Portland Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Portland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Portland Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Portland Cemetery
    • United Methodist Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the United Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The United Methodist Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Methodist Cemetery
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
    • Whittemore Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whittemore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Whittemore Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whittemore Cemetery
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • St. Johns Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • St. Johns Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • St. Lukes Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
      • Laurel Hill Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Hill Cemetery
      • Greenwood Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
      • Blackjar Lutheran Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackjar Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Blackjar Lutheran Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackjar Lutheran Cemetery
      • Buffalo Twp. Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buffalo Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Buffalo Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buffalo Twp. Cemetery
      • Lutheran Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
      • St. Johns Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Garfield Twp. Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garfield Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Garfield Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garfield Twp. Cemetery
      • St. Benedict Catholic Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Benedict Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Benedict Catholic Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Benedict Catholic Cemetery
      • Wesley Evergreen Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wesley Evergreen Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Evergreen Cemetery

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

    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 Union Twp. Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #463831  (Union Township Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #463831 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Lone Rock
      • County: Kossuth         Elev: 364
      • Location given for GNIS #463831 (Union Township Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

    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 Kossuth, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Union Twp. Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1416, Longitude: -94.2622       In this case, the coordinates for the Union Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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