A visit to the West Lake Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the West Lake Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The West Lake Cemetery (FG ID #96637).
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 Lake Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Lake Cemetery:
42.9402, -93.7371
The West Lake Cemetery is located in Hancock County<2>.
The county seat for Hancock County is located in Garner. Garner lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northeast of the West Lake Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Lake Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the West Lake Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Lake Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Amsterdam Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Amsterdam Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Amsterdam Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Simenson Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Norway Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Olaf Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ringsaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wright Christian Reformed Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wright City Christian Reform Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Amsterdam Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Magor Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Boone Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Boone Twp. Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Twp. Cemetery
- Belmond Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- St. Francis Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Immanuel Reformed Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- National Hobo Memorial
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Corwith Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Corwith Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwith Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Lake Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Lake Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kanawha
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Olaf
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Goodell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Klemme
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Belmond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cornelia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Britt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Duncan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Corwith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Corwith is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwith
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Garner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hutchins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Meservey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Meservey is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meservey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Renwick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holmes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Clarion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Solberg ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Goldfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rowan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alexander
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wesley is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Thornton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lu Verne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hardy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Galt
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
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 Lake Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hancock County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Lake Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belmond
- Britt
- Britt lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the West Lake Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Britt.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britt
- Clarion
- Corwith
- Garner
- Goldfield
- Goodell
- Kanawha
- Klemme
- Lu Verne
- Renwick
- Wesley
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Lake Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Hancock 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 Lake Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #96637
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #462876 (West Lake Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #462876 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: Hancock
- Est. Elev: 373 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Olaf
- Location given for West Lake Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.9402439 Lon: -93.7371603
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Hancock, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Lake 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. |