A visit to the Washington 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 Washington Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Washington Cemetery:
42.4277, -93.9919
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Washington Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Washington Cemetery is located in Webster County<2>.
The county seat for Webster County is located in Fort Dodge. Fort Dodge lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Washington Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Washington Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Washington Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Washington Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Blanchard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Blanchard Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Washington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- Border Plains Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ober & Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ober & Scott Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ober & Scott Cemetery
- Hartman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hartman Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The West Lawn Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lawn Cemetery
- Homer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Colfax Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Colfax Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax Cemetery
- Otho Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Otho Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otho Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
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- McGuire Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The McGuire Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuire Cemetery
- Vegars Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Vegars Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vegars Cemetery
- Neese Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Neese Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neese Cemetery
- The Neese Cemetery has also been known as:
- Nesse Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2194068 <5>
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94391 <5>
- Graceland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Graceland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Webster City.
- The Graceland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Funk Cemetery
- Webster City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94905 <5>
- Ft. Dodge Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Ft. Dodge Memorial Park is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Dodge Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ft. Dodge Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Fort Dodge.
- The Ft. Dodge Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95444 <5>
- Low Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Low Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Cemetery
- Hooks Point Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Washington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Washington Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brushy
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Brushy is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
- Duncombe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Border Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Border Plains is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border Plains
- Evanston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Evanston is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Lehigh
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Coalville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Coalville is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Cypsum City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cypsum City is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypsum City
- Kalo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kalo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalo
- Burnside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burnside is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Otho
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Webster City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fort Dodge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Palm Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Palm Grove is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Grove
- Stratford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Vincent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Vincent is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Dayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Woolstock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woolstock is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Stanhope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stanhope is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Kamrar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Harcourt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harcourt is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harcourt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Badger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moorland
(15 miles [24.1 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 Washington Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Webster County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Washington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Callender
- Dayton
- Duncombe
- Eagle Grove
- Fort Dodge
- Lehigh
- Stanhope
- Stratford
- Webster City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Washington Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Webster 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 Washington Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #462689 (Washington Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #462689 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: Webster
- Est. Elev: 335 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Duncombe
- Location given for Washington Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.427749 Lon: -93.9918961
- 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 Webster, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Washington 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. |