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 ...
The West Lawn Cemetery is located in Webster County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Blanchard Cemetery
- The Blanchard Cemetery is located in Webster County
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- Border Plains Cemetery
- Dayton Cemetery
- The Dayton Cemetery is located in Webster County
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- Elkhorn Cemetery
- The Elkhorn Cemetery is located in Webster County
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- The Elkhorn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elkhorn Twp. Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
- Hardin Cemetery
- The Hardin Cemetery is located in Webster County
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- Hartman Cemetery
- The Hartman Cemetery is located in Webster County
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- Homer Cemetery
- Hooks Point Cemetery
- Low Cemetery
- The Low Cemetery is located in Webster County
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- McGuire Cemetery
- The McGuire Cemetery is located in Webster County
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- Neese Cemetery
- The Neese Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
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- The Neese Cemetery has also been known as:
- Nesse Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2194068 <2>
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- Oak Grove Cemetery
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Webster County
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- Oakwood Cemetery
- Ober & Scott Cemetery
- The Ober & Scott Cemetery is located in Webster County
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- Otho Cemetery
- The Otho Cemetery is located in Webster County
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- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Webster County
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- Vegars Cemetery
- The Vegars Cemetery is located in Webster County
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- Washington Cemetery
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Webster County
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- Washington Cemetery
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Webster County
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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 Lawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Border Plains
- Border Plains is located in Webster County
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- Boxholm
- Brushy
- Brushy is located in Webster County
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- Burnside
- Burnside is located in Webster County
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- Callender
- Callender is located in Webster County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Coalville
- Coalville is located in Webster County
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- Cypsum City ‑ Historic
- Cypsum City is located in Webster County
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- Dayton
- Duncombe
- Evanston
- Evanston is located in Webster County
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- Fort Dodge
- Gowrie
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Harcourt
- Harcourt is located in Webster County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Kalo
- Kalo is located in Webster County
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- Lanyon
- Lanyon is located in Webster County
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- Lehigh
- Moorland
- Otho
- Palm Grove
- Palm Grove is located in Webster County
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- Pilot Mound
- Pilot Mound is located in Boone County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Stratford
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 Webster County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Lawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boxholm
- Callender
- Dayton
- Duncombe
- Fort Dodge
- Gowrie
- Lehigh
- Pilot Mound
- Stanhope
- Stratford
- Webster City
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 Lawn Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Webster 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 #462878 (West Lawn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #462878 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: Webster
- Est. Elev: 339 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lehigh
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Webster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Lawn Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |