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A visit to the West Bend Cemetery ...


The location of the West Bend 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 West Bend Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Bend Cemetery

Lat:   42.9594°   (42° 57' 33")

Lon:   -94.4550°   (-94° 27' 17")

The West Bend Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County<2>.

The county seat for Palo Alto County is located in Emmetsburg. Emmetsburg lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the West Bend Cemetery .

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 West Bend Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Palo Alto 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 West Bend 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 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Bend Cemetery.

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

    • West Bend
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • 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>
    • Ottosen
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Rodman
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
      • Rodman is located in Palo Alto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
    • Whittemore
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Plover
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
      • Plover is located in Pocahontas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Rolfe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolfe
      • Rolfe is located in Pocahontas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolfe <4>
    • Bradgate
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradgate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradgate
      • Bradgate is located in Humboldt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
    • Bode
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode
      • Bode is located in Humboldt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
    • Cylinder
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Mallard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard
      • Mallard is located in Palo Alto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mallard <4>
    • Irvington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
      • Irvington is located in Kossuth County
    • Algona
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Curlew
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curlew
        • Curlew is located in Palo Alto County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
      • Havelock
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havelock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
        • Havelock is located in Pocahontas County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havelock <4>
      • Livermore
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • 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
      • Emmetsburg
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmetsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmetsburg
        • Emmetsburg is located in Palo Alto County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,667 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmetsburg <4>
      • Gilmore City
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilmore City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore City
        • Gilmore City is located in Humboldt County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilmore City <4>
      • Rutland
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
        • Rutland is located in Humboldt County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
      • Arnold
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
        • Arnold is located in Humboldt County
      • Fenton
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • 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
      • Pocahontas
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocahontas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
        • Pocahontas is located in Pocahontas County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocahontas <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 West Bend 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 West Bend Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the West Bend Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Apostolic Christian Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Apostolic Christian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Apostolic Christian Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Apostolic Christian Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Garfield Twp. Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Lincoln Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Cemetery
    • Omer - Thorsen Farm Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Omer - Thorsen Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Omer - Thorsen Farm Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Omer - Thorsen Farm Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • McKnight Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKnight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McKnight Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKnight Cemetery
    • Whittemore Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Ellington Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Ellington Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
      • The Ellington Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ellington Twp. Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellington Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2196380 <6>
    • Old Rolfe Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Rolfe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Rolfe Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Rolfe Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • St. Michaels Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • 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
      • Powhatan Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powhatan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Powhatan Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powhatan Cemetery
      • Bode Memorial Park
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bode Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bode Memorial Park is located in Humboldt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bode Memorial Park
      • St. Johns Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 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 Palo Alto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Clinton - Garfield Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clinton - Garfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Clinton - Garfield Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clinton - Garfield Cemetery
      • St. Margarets Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Margarets Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Margarets Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Margarets Cemetery
      • St. Olaf Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Olaf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Olaf Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Olaf Cemetery
      • St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph's Catholic 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 West Bend Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1925565  (West Bend Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1925565 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: West Bend
      • County: Palo Alto         Elev: 357
      • Location given for GNIS #1925565 (West Bend 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 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 '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 West Bend Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9594, Longitude: -94.4550       In this case, the coordinates for the West Bend 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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