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Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States

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Details for Winneshiek County

NameWinneshiek County
Place TypeCounty
Located in
Iowa, United States
County SeatDecorah (Decorah Township)
Coordinates
Latitude 43.2833050 43° 16' 59.9" N
Longitude -91.8501569 91° 51' 00.6" W
Population20,847
Elevation341 m
Surrounding CountiesHouston (Minnesota) NE
Allamakee E
Clayton SE
Fayette S
Chickasaw SW
Howard W
Fillmore (Minnesota) NW
USGS GNIS FeatureID465284
Histopolis Place ID982968529
Updated Apr 15, 2011
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Genealogy Resources for Winneshiek County

9 Resources; Select a Cemetery below for additional resources specific to that Cemetery.
Linkpendium > Genealogy > USA > Iowa > Winneshiek County [Linkpendium]
The definitive directory to Genealogy > USA > Iowa > Winneshiek County
http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/IA/Winneshiek/ (19 Apr 2010)

Winneshiek County, Iowa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [Wikipedia]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winneshiek_County,_Iowa (28 Jul 2010)

Cemeteries in or near Winneshiek County - ePodunk [ePodunk]
http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/localList.php?local=7752&locTGroup=Cemeteries&direction=down (17 Feb 2008)

Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records and Online Memorials [Find A Grave]
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScnty=642 (10 Sep 2009)

The Political Graveyard: Winneshiek County, Iowa [The Political Graveyard]
A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 192,291 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present.
http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/WK.html#CEM (26 Mar 2009)

Iowa Ghost Towns - Winneshiek County [Iowa Ghost Towns]
http://iowaghosttowns.com/winneshiekcounty.html (27 Jan 2010)

Winneshiek County Iowa Archives [USGenWeb Archives]
http://www.usgwarchives.net/ia/winneshiek/cemetery.html (7 Oct 2009)

Winneshiek County, Iowa IA, county profile - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk [ePodunk]
Winneshiek County, Iowa IA, county profile, with sections on demographics, cemeteries, the economy, government, history and politics.
http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=7752 (14 Nov 2008)

Linkpendium > Genealogy > USA > Iowa > Winneshiek County > Cemeteries [Linkpendium]
The definitive directory to Genealogy > USA > Iowa > Winneshiek County > Cemeteries
http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/IA/Winneshiek/cem/ (17 Feb 2008)
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Surveys in Winneshiek County

1 Survey, 4 Ranges, 22 Townships

The Fifth Principal Meridian survey governs land descriptions in all or part of Winneshiek County. You can navigate to any of the 22 survey townships that overlap Winneshiek County using the navigation tool below.

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Townships of Winneshiek County

20 Townships
BloomfieldBlufftonBurr OakCalmar
CanoeDecorahFrankvilleFremont
GlenwoodHesperHighlandJackson
LincolnMadisonMilitaryOrleans
PleasantSpringfieldSumnerWashington

Cities of Winneshiek County

8 Cities, 21 Unincorporated Places (u.p.) (Unincorporated Place (u.p.) is assumed unless noted)
BlufftonBurr OakCalmar (city)Canoe
Castalia (city)ConoverDecorah (city)Festina
Fort Atkinson (city)FrankvilleFreeportHesper
HighlandvilleJackson Junction (city)Junction (historical u.p.)Kendallville
LocustMoneekNassetNavan
NordnessOssian (city)Ridgeway (city)Sattre
Spillville (city)SpringwaterThotenTwin Springs
Washington Prairie

Cemeteries of Winneshiek County

93 Cemeteries, 15 Alternate Names (*) (Cemetery is assumed unless noted)
BaethkeBaker SchoolBarnesBethany
Big CanoeBloomfieldBlufftonBluffton Village
Bohemian NationalBruvold FarmBurr OakC J Jack Farm
Calmar CommunityCanoeCanoe Ridge LutheranCentennial
East FreeportEast GlenwoodEast MadisonEddy
EggeFawcett FarmFerkindstad FarmFirst Orleans Lutheran
Frankville VillageFreeportFremontGaul Timber
German MethodistGlenwoodHaugHauge
HesperHesper LutheranHighlandHillside
Kruse FarmLadwig FarmLincolnLutheran
MadisonMadison SettlementMcIntoshMetcalf
MethodistMoneekMount GroveMt. Grove (*)
North Washington PrairieNorwegian MethodistOak Hill (Bloomfield Township)Oak Hill (Washington Township)
OrleansOssian CommunityPaginPhelps
PioneerPleasant ViewPontoppidanQuandahl
RidgewayRoy Schultz PropertyRussellRyan Farm
Saint AgnesSaint AloysiusSaint AnthonysSaint Benedict
Saint BridgetsSaint ClementSaint Francis DeSalesSaint John
Saint JohnsSaint Johns LutheranSaint KieransSaint Marys
Saint PetersSaint Wenceslaus of SpillvilleSalvesonSeegmiller
SeegmillerSmallest ChurchSouth KratzSpringfield
SpringwaterSt. Agnes (*)St. Aloysius (*)St. Anthonys (*)
St. Benedict (*)St. Bridgets (*)St. Clement (*)St. Francis DeSales (*)
St. John (*)St. Johns (*)St. Johns Lutheran (*)St. Kierans (*)
St. Marys (*)St. Peters (*)St. Wenceslaus of Spillville (*)Stavanger
Stoen FarmSwenson FarmTeslow FarmUnion Prairie
UnitedWashington PrairieWilsonYoung

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