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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. 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 Lawn Cemetery ...

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

43.0111, -96.0653

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>

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 .

Open a Google Map centered on 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)
    • The Nassau Twp. Cemetery is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau Twp. Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Sherman Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Sherman Twp. Cemetery is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Twp. Cemetery
  • Newkirk Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Newkirk Cemetery is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newkirk Cemetery
  • Middleburg Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Middleburg Cemetery is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg Cemetery
  • Memory Gardens Sioux Center Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Memory Gardens Sioux Center Cemetery is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Gardens Sioux Center Cemetery
    • 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)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Eason Family Burial Plot
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hospers Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hospers Cemetery is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hospers Cemetery
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
  • Floyd Twp. Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Floyd Twp. Cemetery is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Twp. Cemetery
  • Hospers Memorial Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • St. Anthonys Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Sioux County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
    • St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Seney City Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Seney City Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney City Cemetery
    • Carmel Reformed Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Sioux County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Peace Lutheran Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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)
  • Maurice
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Maurice is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
  • Middleburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Middleburg is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
  • Sioux Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Westbrook Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Westbrook Village is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
  • Granville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Granville is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
  • Hospers
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Struble
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Struble is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Struble
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
  • Hull
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Hull is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
    • 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)
    • Boyden is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Ireton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Oyens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Oyens is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyens
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Perkins
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Perkins is located in Sioux County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
    • Craig
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Craig is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
    • Remsen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Germantown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Germantown is located in O'Brien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
    • Le Mars
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Sheldon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lebanon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Lebanon is located in Sioux County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
    • McNally
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • McNally is located in Sioux County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNally
    • Brunsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Brunsville is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
    • Archer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Matlock
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Rock Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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 visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Sioux 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 Lawn Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1906543  (West Lawn Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1906543 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: Sioux
      • Est. Elev: 433 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Orange City
      • Location given for West Lawn Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.0110975     Lon: -96.0652969
      • 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 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Lawn 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.