A visit to the Westport 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 Westport Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Westport Cemetery:
43.3130, -95.3292
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Westport Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Westport Cemetery is located in Dickinson County<2>.
The county seat for Dickinson County is located in Spirit Lake. Spirit Lake lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Westport Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Westport Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Westport Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Westport Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Excelsior Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- First Reformed Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The First Reformed Church Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Reformed Church Cemetery
- The First Reformed Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- First Reformed Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2204562 <5>
- Mennonite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
- Little Sioux Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Milford Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Milford Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Cemetery
- Silver Lake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Silver Lake Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake Cemetery
- Baker Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Baker Twp. Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Twp. Cemetery
- Lone Tree Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Lone Tree Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Ocheyedan Twp. Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake View Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Lake View Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
- Lakeland Memory Gardens Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Horton Twp. Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Horton Twp. Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Twp. Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- North Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- The North Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery
- The North Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- North Lawn Cemetery
- North Lawn Memorial Park
- Northlawn Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #919687 <5>
- Fairview Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. Margaret Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Margaret Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Margaret Cemetery
- Sioux Valley Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- The Sioux Valley Cemetery is located in Jackson County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Valley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Westport Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Westport Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- May City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- May City is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May City
- Milford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Okoboji
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Okoboji is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Okoboji
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Wahpeton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wahpeton is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahpeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Old Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Old Town is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Lake Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Everly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Everly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- Fostoria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fostoria is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
- Arnolds Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Okoboji
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harris is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Hartley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hartley is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Ocheyedan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ocheyedan is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheyedan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Moneta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Moneta is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneta
- Langdon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Langdon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
- Spirit Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spencer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Melvin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Melvin is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Orleans
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Orleans is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Sioux Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sioux Valley is located in Jackson County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Valley
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 Westport Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dickinson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Westport Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Everly
- Hartley
- Lake Park
- Melvin
- Milford
- Ocheyedan
- Round Lake
- Royal
- Spencer
- Spirit Lake
- Terril
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Westport Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Dickinson 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 Westport Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #462947 (Westport Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #462947 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: Dickinson
- Est. Elev: 438 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lake Park SE
- Location given for Westport Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.3130228 Lon: -95.3291688
- 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 Dickinson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Westport 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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