A visit to the West Lutheran 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 Lutheran Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Lutheran Cemetery:
43.4872, -93.9319
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Lutheran Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Lutheran Cemetery is located in Winnebago County<2>.
The county seat for Winnebago County is located in Forest City. Forest City lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the southeast of the West Lutheran Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Lutheran Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the West Lutheran Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- East Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The East Lutheran Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lutheran Cemetery
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Van Buren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Van Buren Cemetery is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren Cemetery
- South Blue Earth Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hesse Burying Grounds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hesse Burying Grounds is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesse Burying Grounds
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Olena Mound Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Olena Mound Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena Mound Cemetery
- Eden Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Eden Twp. Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Twp. Cemetery
- Bricelyn Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bricelyn Lutheran Cemetery is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricelyn Lutheran Cemetery
- The Bricelyn Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bricelyn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81981 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Clayton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Clayton Cemetery is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Cemetery
- Emerald Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Emerald Cemetery is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Cemetery
- Dobson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Dobson Cemetery is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobson Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- King Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The King Twp. Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Twp. Cemetery
- Dell Lutheran Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Dell Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell Lutheran Church Cemetery
- The Dell Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dell Cemetery
- Dell Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2164748 <5>
- German Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Blue Earth Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rake
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rake is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Buffalo Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Frost
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Frost is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frost <6>
- Bricelyn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bricelyn is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricelyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Elmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elmore is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Dell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dell is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Lakota
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lakota is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakota
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Thompson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kiester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ledyard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Vinje
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Vinje is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinje
- Blue Earth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Earth is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Earth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,098 people
- Former name for Blue Earth:
- Blue Earth City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Earth <6>
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Gerled
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gerled is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerled
- German Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- German Valley is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Valley
- Scarville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Walters
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Walters is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Woden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Titonka
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Titonka is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titonka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Leland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Leland is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
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 Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Winnebago County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bancroft
- Blue Earth
- Bricelyn
- Buffalo Center
- Delavan
- Easton
- Elmore
- Frost
- Kiester
- Lake Mills
- Swea City
- Thompson
- Titonka
- Wells
- Wells lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the West Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wells.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
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 Lutheran Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Winnebago 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 Lutheran Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #462885 (West Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #462885 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: Winnebago
- Est. Elev: 351 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Buffalo Center
- Location given for West Lutheran Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.4871776 Lon: -93.9318977
- 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 Winnebago, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Lutheran 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. |