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A visit to the Wallingford 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 Wallingford Cemetery ...

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

43.3127, -94.7733

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

The Wallingford Cemetery is located in Emmet County<2>.

The county seat for Emmet County is located in Estherville. Estherville lies just to the north northwest of the Wallingford Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Wallingford Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Wallingford Cemetery.<4>

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

  • City Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The City Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Cemetery
  • High Lake Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The High Lake Cemetery is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Lake Cemetery
  • St. Jacobs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The St. Jacobs Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Jacobs Cemetery
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
  • Valley View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Valley View Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
  • Swan Lake Village Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • East Side Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The East Side Cemetery is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side Cemetery
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
  • Prosser Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Prosser Cemetery is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser Cemetery
  • Estherville Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Norwegian Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Norwegian Cemetery is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwegian Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Terril.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94754 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Lost Island Lutheran Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Swan lake Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Swan lake Cemetery is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan lake Cemetery
    • Richland Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Richland Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
    • Vernon Twp. Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Vernon Twp. Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Twp. Cemetery
    • Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
    • Superior Twp. Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Superior Twp. Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior Twp. Cemetery
    • Highland Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Highland Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Wallingford Cemetery.

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

  • Wallingford
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Wallingford is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Graettinger
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Estherville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Gruver
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gruver is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruver
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
  • Hoprig
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Hoprig is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoprig
  • Terril
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Terril is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terril
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
  • Superior
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ringsted
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Dolliver
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ruthven
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Emmetsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Armstrong
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Armstrong is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Petersburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Petersburg is located in Jackson County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
    • Ceylon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Ceylon is located in Martin County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ceylon <6>
    • Dunnell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Dunnell is located in Martin County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
    • Langdon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Langdon is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
    • Dickens
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Dickens is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Fenton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Fenton is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
    • Orleans
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Orleans is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
    • Spirit Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Arnolds Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Old Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Old Town is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Fostoria
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Fostoria is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
    • Ayrshire
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Cylinder
      (19 miles [30.6 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
    • Seneca
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Seneca is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
    • Okoboji
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • West Okoboji
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • West Okoboji is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Okoboji
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
    • Milford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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 Wallingford Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Emmet County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Wallingford Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Emmet 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 Wallingford Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #462623  (Wallingford Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #462623 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: Emmet
      • Est. Elev: 391 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Wallingford
      • Location given for Wallingford Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.3127371     Lon: -94.7733169
      • 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 Emmet, 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 from Point A (ie- Wallingford 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.