A visit to the Old Wilmington 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 Old Wilmington Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Wilmington Cemetery:
43.5227, -91.5576
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Wilmington Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Wilmington Cemetery is located in Houston County<2>.
The county seat for Houston County is located in Caledonia. Caledonia lies just to the north northeast of the Old Wilmington Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Wilmington Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Old Wilmington Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Wilmington Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wilmington Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Stone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Swenson Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Swenson Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swenson Farm Cemetery
- West Waterloo Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Johns Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Portland Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Spring Grove Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Carsten Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Carsten Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsten Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Spring Grove Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Portland Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grove Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Egge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Egge Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egge Cemetery
- Quandahl Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Quandahl Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quandahl Cemetery
- Stoen Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Stoen Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoen Farm Cemetery
- Iowa River Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- O'Hare Place Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The O'Hare Place Cemetery is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Hare Place Cemetery
- Steele Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Steele Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
- Houston County Poor Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Wilmington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Wilmington Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bee
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bee is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- Wilmington
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wilmington is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Willington Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Willington Grove is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington Grove
- Dorchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eitzen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Eitzen is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eitzen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Spring Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Quandahl
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Quandahl is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quandahl
- Highlandville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Highlandville is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
- Caledonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Riceford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Riceford is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceford
- Hesper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hesper is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Mabel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Yucatan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yucatan is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan
- New Albin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Newburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Newburg is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Lycurgus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lycurgus is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycurgus
- Reno
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Reno is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
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 Old Wilmington Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Houston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Wilmington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brownsville
- Caledonia
- Canton
- De Soto
- Decorah
- Hokah
- Hokah lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Old Wilmington Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hokah.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokah
- Houston
- Mabel
- New Albin
- Spring Grove
- Stoddard
- Waukon
- Waukon lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Old Wilmington Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waukon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Old Wilmington Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Houston 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 Old Wilmington Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #648939 (Old Wilmington Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #648939 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: Houston
- Est. Elev: 342 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wilmington
- Location given for Old Wilmington Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.5227482 Lon: -91.5576427
- 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 Minnesota's counties, including Houston, 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- Old Wilmington 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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