A visit to the Willowledge 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 Willowledge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Willowledge Cemetery:
42.5250, -94.2391
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Willowledge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Willowledge Cemetery is located in Webster County<2>.
The county seat for Webster County is located in Fort Dodge. Fort Dodge lies just to the east southeast of the Willowledge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Willowledge Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Willowledge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Willowledge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Burns Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Burns Family Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Family Cemetery
- C C Carpenter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Olafs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Olafs Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Olafs Cemetery
- Corpus Christi Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Corpus Christi Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corpus Christi Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Corpus Christi Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Fort Dodge.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94521 <5>
- Old Lizzard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Old Lizzard Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lizzard Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakland Cemetery is located in Fort Dodge.
- North Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The North Lawn Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lawn Cemetery
- The North Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Haviland Cemetery
- St. Paul German Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95607 <5>
- Concordia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Concordia Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia Cemetery
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ft. Dodge Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ft. Dodge Memorial Park is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Dodge Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ft. Dodge Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Fort Dodge.
- The Ft. Dodge Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95444 <5>
- Our Lady of Good Council Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elkhorn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Elkhorn Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Cemetery
- The Elkhorn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elkhorn Twp. Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Graceland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jackson Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. James Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. James Catholic Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Catholic Cemetery
- The St. James Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. James Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96077 <5>
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Fulton Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hovey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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 northeast)
- The Hovey Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hovey Cemetery
- Calvary United Presbyterian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
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 Willowledge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Willowledge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tara
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tara is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tara
- Fort Dodge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barnum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Barnum is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Moorland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cypsum City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cypsum City is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypsum City
- Clare
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clare is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Coalville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coalville is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Badger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Otho
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kalo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kalo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalo
- Callender
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Callender is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callender
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Evanston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Evanston is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pioneer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pioneer is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Knierim
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Knierim is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knierim
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Vincent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vincent is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Border Plains
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Border Plains is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border Plains
- Brushy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brushy is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
- Duncombe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dakota City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Humboldt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Somers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Somers is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Slifer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Slifer is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slifer
- Palm Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Palm Grove is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Grove
- Burnside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burnside is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Lehigh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Willowledge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Webster County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Willowledge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Callender
- Duncombe
- Fort Dodge
- Humboldt
- Knierim
- Lehigh
- Somers
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 professional and volunteer 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 Willowledge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Webster 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 Willowledge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1996850 (Willowledge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1996850 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: Webster
- Est. Elev: 336 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fort Dodge North
- Location given for Willowledge Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.5249696 Lon: -94.2391306
- 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 Webster, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Willowledge 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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