A visit to the Wright County Burying Grounds ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Wright County Burying Grounds. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Wright County Burying Grounds (FG ID #2535224).
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 Wright County Burying Grounds ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wright County Burying Grounds:
42.7247, -93.9212
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wright County Burying Grounds has been estimated.<3> - use with caution.
The Wright County Burying Grounds is located less than 2 miles<2> to the south of Goldfield.
The cemetery is located in Wright County<4>.
The county seat for Wright County is located in Clarion. Clarion lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the east of the Wright County Burying Grounds .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wright County Burying Grounds.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Wright County Burying Grounds.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wright County Burying Grounds, with the nearest first.
- Glenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Schwenck Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Grove Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Norway Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Norway Lake Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Lake Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Holmes Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lake Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lake Church Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Church Cemetery
- Norway Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Norway Twp. Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Twp. Cemetery
- Willicksen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Willicksen Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willicksen Cemetery
- East Ullensvang Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Amish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Amish Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hardy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Ullensvang Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Vernon Twp. Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Twp. Cemetery
- Troy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- East Beaver Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The East Beaver Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Beaver Cemetery
- Woolstock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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] of the Wright County Burying Grounds.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wright County Burying Grounds, with the nearest first:
- Goldfield
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Eagle Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Holmes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Thor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Renwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hardy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clarion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vincent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vincent is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Woolstock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cornelia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Badger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Olaf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dakota City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Humboldt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Solberg ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lu Verne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arnold
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Galt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kanawha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Livermore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Livermore is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Duncombe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Belmond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Webster City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rowan
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Corwith
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Corwith is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwith
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Rutland
(18 miles [29 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 Wright County Burying Grounds. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wright County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wright County Burying Grounds.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belmond
- Belmond lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Wright County Burying Grounds.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Belmond.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmond
- Clarion
- Corwith
- Duncombe
- Eagle Grove
- Goldfield
- Humboldt
- Kanawha
- Kanawha lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Wright County Burying Grounds.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kanawha.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Livermore
- Lu Verne
- Renwick
- Renwick lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Wright County Burying Grounds.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Renwick.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renwick
- Webster City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Wright County Burying Grounds:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Wright 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 Wright County Burying Grounds:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2535224
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1944458 (Wright County Burying Grounds)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1944458 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: Wright
- Est. Elev: 348 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Eagle Grove
- Location given for Wright County Burying Grounds:
- Lat: 42.7249712 Lon: -93.9210577
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wright County Burying Grounds) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Wright, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |