A visit to the Winkawitsch 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 Winkawitsch Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Winkawitsch Cemetery:
42.9792, -91.3501
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Winkawitsch Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Winkawitsch Cemetery is located in Clayton County<2>.
The county seat for Clayton County is located in Elkader. Elkader lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Winkawitsch Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Winkawitsch Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Winkawitsch Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Winkawitsch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Farmersburg - Wagner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Giard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gooding Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Gooding Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooding Cemetery
- National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The National Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the National Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Farmersburg.
- The National Cemetery has also been known as:
- Farmersburg - National Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95570 <5>
- Railroad Employee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Monona Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- United Brethren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Norway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Norway Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Cemetery
- St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Eno Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Eno Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eno Cemetery
- Johanningmeier Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Weymouth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Weymouth Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth Cemetery
- Colony Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- County Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The County Home Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clayton Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eastman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Eastman Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman Cemetery
- Council Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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]<3> of the Winkawitsch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Winkawitsch Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Farmersburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Farmersburg is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Saint Olaf
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Monona
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clayton Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clayton Center is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Center
- Watson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Watson is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Luana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gunder
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gunder is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunder
- Elkader
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Garnavillo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- McGregor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Marquette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hardin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Wyalusing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wyalusing is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyalusing
- Ion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ion is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ion
- Volney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Volney is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
- Clayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Prairie du Chien
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Osborne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Osborne is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Bagley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bagley is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Postville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bridgeport is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Waukon Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waukon Junction is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon Junction
- Rossville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rossville is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Elgin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Winkawitsch Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clayton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Winkawitsch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clayton
- Elgin
- Elkader
- Garnavillo
- McGregor
- Monona
- Postville
- Prairie du Chien
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Winkawitsch Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Clayton 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 Winkawitsch Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1949238 (Winkawitsch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1949238 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: Clayton
- Est. Elev: 326 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Farmersburg
- Location given for Winkawitsch Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.9791513 Lon: -91.3501358
- 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 Clayton, 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- Winkawitsch 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. |