A visit to the Willicksen 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 Willicksen Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Willicksen Cemetery:
42.6883, -94.0397
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Willicksen Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Willicksen Cemetery is located in Humboldt County<2>.
The county seat for Humboldt County is located in Dakota City. Dakota City lies just to the west northwest of the Willicksen Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Willicksen Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Willicksen Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Willicksen Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- West Ullensvang Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- East Ullensvang Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Norway Lake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Norway Lake Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Lake Cemetery
- Norway Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Norway Twp. Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Twp. Cemetery
- East Beaver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The East Beaver Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Beaver Cemetery
- Schwenck Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hardy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Blossom Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Blossom Hill Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom Hill Cemetery
- Newark Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Newark Twp. Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Twp. Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Eagle Grove.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95993 <5>
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Eagle Grove.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94389 <5>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Eagle Grove Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Wright County Burying Grounds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Wright County Burying Grounds is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright County Burying Grounds
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wright County Burying Grounds is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Goldfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2535224 <5>
- Glenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Glenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Goldfield.
- The Glenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Goldfield Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94877 <5>
- Lake Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lake Church Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Church Cemetery
- Hovey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hovey Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hovey Cemetery
- Hovey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hovey Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hovey Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Indian Mound Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Indian Mound Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound Cemetery
- Troy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Troy Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Troy Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Woolstock.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96507 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Willicksen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Willicksen Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Thor
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Vincent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vincent is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Goldfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Badger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hardy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hardy is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Dakota City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Humboldt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Renwick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Holmes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Holmes is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes
- Arnold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arnold is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Woolstock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woolstock is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rutland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rutland is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Fort Dodge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Livermore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Livermore is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Cypsum City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cypsum City is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypsum City
- Duncombe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lu Verne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Clare
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clare is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Clarion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Coalville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Coalville is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Evanston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Evanston is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Brushy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Brushy is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
- Bode
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bode is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Pioneer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pioneer is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 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 Willicksen Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Humboldt County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Willicksen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bode
- Bode lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Willicksen Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bode.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode
- Clarion
- Duncombe
- Eagle Grove
- Fort Dodge
- Goldfield
- Humboldt
- Livermore
- Lu Verne
- Renwick
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 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 Willicksen Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Humboldt 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 Willicksen Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1926146 (Willicksen Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1926146 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: Humboldt
- Est. Elev: 348 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Thor
- Location given for Willicksen Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.688304 Lon: -94.0396754
- 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 Humboldt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Willicksen 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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