A visit to the Vernon Township 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 Vernon Twp. Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Vernon Twp. Cemetery:
43.1839, -94.6189
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Vernon Twp. Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Vernon Twp. Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County<2>.
The county seat for Palo Alto County is located in Emmetsburg. Emmetsburg lies just to the south southwest of the Vernon Twp. Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Vernon Twp. Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Vernon Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Valley View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- High Lake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The High Lake Cemetery is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Lake Cemetery
- City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The City Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Cemetery
- St. Jacobs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Jacobs Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Jacobs Cemetery
- United Methodist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
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- Ringsted Memorial Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wallingford Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Wallingford Cemetery is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford Cemetery
- Lost Island Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Swan Lake Village Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Highland Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Lotts Creek Lutheran Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Blackjar Lutheran Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Vernon Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Vernon Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hoprig
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hoprig is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoprig
- Emmetsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cylinder
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cylinder is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cylinder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Graettinger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fenton is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Ringsted
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rodman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rodman is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Whittemore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whittemore is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Wallingford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wallingford is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Ruthven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ayrshire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Seneca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Seneca is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Curlew
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Curlew is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curlew
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Gruver
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gruver is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Armstrong
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrong is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Mallard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- West Bend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Estherville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dolliver
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Terril
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Terril is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terril
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 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 Vernon Twp. Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Palo Alto County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Vernon Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Algona
- Armstrong
- Bancroft
- Burt
- Burt lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Vernon Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Burt.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Emmetsburg
- Estherville
- Fenton
- Graettinger
- Mallard
- Plover
- Ringsted
- Ruthven
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- Terril
- West Bend
- Whittemore
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Vernon Twp. Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Palo Alto 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 Vernon Twp. Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1822865 (Vernon Township Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1822865 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: Palo Alto
- Est. Elev: 392 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Depew
- Location given for Vernon Township Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.183852 Lon: -94.6188676
- 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 Palo Alto, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Vernon Twp. 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. |