A visit to the West Bend 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 West Bend Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Bend Cemetery:
42.9594, -94.4550
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Bend Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Bend Cemetery.
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.<4>
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)
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Garfield Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Lincoln Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Omer - Thorsen Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- McKnight Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The McKnight Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKnight Cemetery
- Whittemore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Whittemore Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore Cemetery
- Ellington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Ellington Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington Cemetery
- The Ellington Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ellington Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2196380 <5>
- Old Rolfe Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Old Rolfe Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Rolfe Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Powhatan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Powhatan Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan Cemetery
- Bode Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Bode Memorial Park is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode Memorial Park
- St. Johns Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Clinton - Garfield Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- St. Margarets Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Margarets Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Margarets Cemetery
- St. Olaf Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Olaf Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Olaf Cemetery
- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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 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)
- Ottosen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ottosen is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottosen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Rodman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rodman is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Whittemore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Whittemore is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Plover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plover is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Rolfe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bradgate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bradgate is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradgate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Bode
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bode is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Cylinder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cylinder is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cylinder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Mallard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Irvington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Irvington is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Algona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Curlew
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Curlew is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curlew
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Havelock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Livermore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Livermore is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Emmetsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gilmore City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rutland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rutland is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Arnold
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arnold is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Fenton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fenton is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Pocahontas
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
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.
- Algona
- Bode
- Bode lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the West Bend Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bode.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode
- Bradgate
- Burt
- Burt lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the West Bend Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Burt.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Emmetsburg
- Fenton
- Gilmore City
- Havelock
- Humboldt
- Livermore
- Lu Verne
- Mallard
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Continue List (5 more)
- Pocahontas
- Rolfe
- Rolfe lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the West Bend Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rolfe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolfe
- West Bend
- Whittemore
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 West Bend 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 West Bend Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1925565 (West Bend Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1925565 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: 357 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Bend
- Location given for West Bend Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.9594139 Lon: -94.454973
- 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 '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- West Bend 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. |