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A visit to the West Lawn Cemetery ...

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 Lawn Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   43.0111°   (43° 0' 39")

Lon:   -96.0653°   (-96° 3' 55")

The West Lawn Cemetery is located in Sioux County<2>.

The county seat for Sioux County is located in Orange City. Orange City lies just to the southeast of the West Lawn Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the West Lawn Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Nassau Twp. Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nassau Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nassau Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nassau Twp. Cemetery is located in Sioux County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Sioux County
  • Sherman Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherman Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherman Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sherman Twp. Cemetery is located in Sioux County
  • Newkirk Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newkirk Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newkirk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Newkirk Cemetery is located in Sioux County
  • Middleburg Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middleburg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middleburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Middleburg Cemetery is located in Sioux County
  • Memory Gardens Sioux Center Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memory Gardens Sioux Center Cemetery
    • The Memory Gardens Sioux Center Cemetery is located in Sioux County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Memory Gardens Sioux Center Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Sioux Center.
    • The Memory Gardens Sioux Center Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Memory Gardens
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1291722 <5>
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Sioux County
  • Eason Family Burial Plot
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eason Family Burial Plot
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eason Family Burial Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Eason Family Burial Plot is located in Sioux County
  • Hospers Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hospers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hospers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hospers Cemetery is located in Sioux County
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Sioux County
  • Floyd Twp. Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Floyd Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Floyd Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Floyd Twp. Cemetery is located in Sioux County
  • Hospers Memorial Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hospers Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hospers Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hospers Memorial Cemetery is located in Sioux County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • St. Anthonys Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthonys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthonys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Sioux County
    • St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is located in Sioux County
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Seney City Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seney City Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seney City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Seney City Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Carmel Reformed Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carmel Reformed Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carmel Reformed Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carmel Reformed Church Cemetery is located in Sioux County
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Sioux County
    • Peace Lutheran Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peace Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peace Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peace Lutheran Cemetery is located in Sioux County
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Sioux County
    • St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery is located in Sioux County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Lawn Cemetery.

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

  • Orange City
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Alton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
    • Alton is located in Sioux County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <6>
  • Maurice
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maurice have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice
    • Maurice is located in Sioux County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
  • Middleburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middleburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
    • Middleburg is located in Sioux County
  • Sioux Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Westbrook Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
    • Westbrook Village is located in Sioux County
  • Granville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
    • Granville is located in Sioux County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
  • Hospers
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hospers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hospers
    • Hospers is located in Sioux County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hospers <6>
  • Struble
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Struble have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Struble
    • Struble is located in Plymouth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
  • Hull
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hull have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
    • Hull is located in Sioux County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,296 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <6>
  • Boyden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
    • Boyden is located in Sioux County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Ireton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ireton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireton
    • Ireton is located in Sioux County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ireton <6>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Oyens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oyens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyens
      • Oyens is located in Plymouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Perkins
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Perkins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
      • Perkins is located in Sioux County
    • Craig
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craig have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
      • Craig is located in Plymouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
    • Remsen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remsen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remsen
      • Remsen is located in Plymouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,607 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Remsen <6>
    • Germantown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Germantown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
      • Germantown is located in O'Brien County
    • Le Mars
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Mars have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Mars
      • Le Mars is located in Plymouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,195 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Mars <6>
    • Sheldon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheldon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
      • Sheldon is located in O'Brien County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,071 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheldon <6>
    • Lebanon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
      • Lebanon is located in Sioux County
    • McNally
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNally
      • McNally is located in Sioux County
    • Brunsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brunsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunsville
      • Brunsville is located in Plymouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
    • Archer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
      • Archer is located in O'Brien County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archer <6>
    • Matlock
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matlock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matlock
      • Matlock is located in Sioux County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matlock <6>
    • Rock Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley
      • Rock Valley is located in Sioux County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,901 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Valley <6>

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 Lawn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sioux County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Lawn 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 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 West Lawn Cemetery:

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 Lawn Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1906543  (West Lawn Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1906543 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: Orange City
    • County: Sioux         Elev: 433
    • Location given for GNIS #1906543 (West Lawn Cemetery)

The official website for Sioux County: www.siouxcounty.org/

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 Sioux, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the West Lawn Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0111, Longitude: -96.0653       In this case, the coordinates for the West Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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