A visit to the Westfield Township 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 Westfield Twp. Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Westfield Twp. Cemetery:
42.7511, -96.5917
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Westfield Twp. Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Westfield Twp. Cemetery is located in Plymouth County<2>.
The county seat for Plymouth County is located in Le Mars. Le Mars lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the east of the Westfield Twp. Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Westfield Twp. Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Westfield Twp. Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Westfield Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Richland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- Union County Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Union County Cemetery is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union County Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- First Brule Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The First Brule Creek Cemetery is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Brule Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the First Brule Creek Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Junction City (SD).
- The First Brule Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Brule Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97333 <5>
- Old Brule Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Elk Point (SD).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97565 <5>
- Elk Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Elk Point Cemetery is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Point Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elk Point Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Elk Point (SD).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978793 <5>
- Mills Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mills Family Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Family Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Brule Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Brule Creek Cemetery is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brule Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brule Creek Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Spink (SD).
- The Brule Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brule Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973015 <5>
- Ahlsborg Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dowlin Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Dowlin Cemetery is located in Clay County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowlin Cemetery
- Hancock Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hancock Twp. Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Twp. Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Ionia Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Ionia Cemetery is located in Dixon County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia Cemetery
- Civil Bend Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Civil Bend Cemetery is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Civil Bend Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Westfield Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Westfield Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Westfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Akron
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Elk Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millnerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millnerville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millnerville
- Adaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Adaville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaville
- Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Spink
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spink is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spink
- Estimated population in 2014: 237 people
- Junction City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Junction City is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Chatsworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chatsworth is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Big Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Big Springs is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Burbank
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ponca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Newcastle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield is located in Clay County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Estimated population in 2014: 40 people
- North Sioux City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Brunsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Brunsville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- McNally
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- McNally is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNally
- Hinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Merrill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Craig
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Craig is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Vermillion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dakota Dunes
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Village is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- James
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- James is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Hawarden
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Alsen
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Alsen is located in Clay County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsen
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 Westfield Twp. Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Plymouth County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Westfield Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Akron
- Akron lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Westfield Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Akron.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Elk Point
- Hawarden
- Hinton
- Hinton lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Westfield Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hinton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Newcastle
- North Sioux City
- Ponca
- Ponca lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Westfield Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ponca.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponca
- Vermillion
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Westfield Twp. Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Plymouth 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 Westfield Twp. Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #462939 (Westfield Township Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #462939 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: Plymouth
- Est. Elev: 384 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Akron
- Location given for Westfield Township Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.7511063 Lon: -96.5917002
- 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 Plymouth, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Westfield Twp. 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. |
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