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A visit to the Dakota City Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Dakota City Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Dakota City Cemetery (FG ID #1632810).

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 Dakota City Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dakota City Cemetery:

42.4217, -96.4143

The Dakota City Cemetery is located in Dakota County<2>.

The county seat for Dakota County is located in Dakota City. Dakota City lies just to the south southwest of the Dakota City Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Dakota City Cemetery.

Establishment of the Dakota City Cemetery ...

The Dakota City Cemetery was established in 1856.

Name Variations for Dakota City Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Dakota City Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Dakota County Public Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Dakota City Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dakota City Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Dakota County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
  • Woodbury Twp. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Woodbury Twp. Cemetery is located in Woodbury County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury Twp. Cemetery
  • Memorial Park Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Graceland Park Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • War Eagle Grave
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The War Eagle Grave is located in Woodbury County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle Grave
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Woodbury County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
  • Floyd Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Floyd Cemetery is located in Woodbury County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
  • Floyd Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Floyd Cemetery is located in Woodbury County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Dakota County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
  • Liberty Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Liberty Twp. Cemetery is located in Woodbury County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Twp. Cemetery
  • St. Cornelius Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Cornelius Cemetery is located in Dakota County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Cornelius Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Logan Park Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Logan Park Cemetery is located in Woodbury County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Park Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Dakota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • McCook Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Dakota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Omaha Valley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Omaha Valley Cemetery is located in Dakota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha Valley Cemetery
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Woodbury County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Eberly Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Eberly Cemetery is located in Woodbury County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eberly Cemetery
    • Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Grove Cemetery is located in Dakota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
    • Floyd Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Floyd Cemetery is located in Woodbury County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
    • Concordia Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Concordia Cemetery is located in Woodbury County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dakota City Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dakota City Cemetery, with the nearest first:

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 Dakota City Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dakota County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dakota City Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Dakota City Cemetery: