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A visit to the Wexford 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 Wexford Cemetery ...

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

43.2705, -91.1351

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wexford Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Wexford Cemetery is located in Allamakee County<2>.

The county seat for Allamakee County is located in Waukon. Waukon lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west of the Wexford Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Wexford Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Wexford Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wexford Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Thompson Corner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Village Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Village Creek Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Creek Cemetery
  • Harpers Ferry Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Harpers Ferry Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Ferry Cemetery
  • Dickson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Dickson Cemetery is located in Crawford County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Cemetery
  • Ferryville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Ferryville Cemetery is located in Crawford County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville Cemetery
  • Old East Paint Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Old East Paint Creek Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old East Paint Creek Cemetery
    • The Old East Paint Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2143407 <5>
  • Heminway Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • East Paint Creek Synod Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Campbell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Crawford County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
  • Gethsemane Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Elon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Elon Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Stewart Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Stewart Cemetery is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Lawrence Ridge Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Lawrence Ridge Cemetery is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Ridge Cemetery
    • Faegre Prairie Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Faegre Prairie Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faegre Prairie Cemetery
    • Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
    • Reynolds Plot
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Reynolds Plot is located in Allamakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Plot
    • Waterville Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Grover Plot Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Grover Plot Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover Plot Cemetery
    • St. Wencelaus Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Wencelaus Cemetery is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Wencelaus Cemetery
    • National Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The National Cemetery is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • Freeman Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Freeman Cemetery is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
    • Rush Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Rush Creek Cemetery is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Creek Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wexford Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wexford Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Harpers Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Ferryville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ferryville is located in Crawford County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
  • Charme
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Charme is located in Crawford County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charme
  • Freeman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Freeman is located in Crawford County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
  • Lansing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dalby
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Dalby is located in Allamakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby
  • Waukon Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Waukon Junction is located in Allamakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon Junction
  • Waterville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Waterville is located in Allamakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
  • Eastman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Eastman is located in Crawford County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
  • Elon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Elon is located in Allamakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
  • De Soto
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • De Soto is located in Crawford County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
  • Mount Sterling
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Ion
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Ion is located in Allamakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ion
    • Retreat
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Retreat is located in Vernon County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
    • Rossville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Rossville is located in Allamakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
    • Rising Sun
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Rising Sun is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
    • Petersburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Petersburg is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
    • Gays Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Gays Mills is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
    • West Prairie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • West Prairie is located in Vernon County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Prairie
    • Volney
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Volney is located in Allamakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
    • Marquette
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Prairie du Chien
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Prairie du Chien is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Chien
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,531 people
    • Steuben
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Steuben is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
    • Bell Center
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Bell Center is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Center
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
    • Towerville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Towerville is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville
    • Fargo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Fargo is located in Vernon County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
    • Lycurgus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Lycurgus is located in Allamakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycurgus

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 Wexford Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Allamakee County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wexford Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Wexford Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Allamakee 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 Wexford Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1825207  (Wexford Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1825207 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: Allamakee
      • Est. Elev: 228 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Lansing
      • Location given for Wexford Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.2705341     Lon: -91.1351295
      • 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 Allamakee, 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- Wexford 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.