The Friends of the Spirit Lake Public Library, in order to facilitate genealogy research for the library’s patrons, committed themselves to a cemetery index project for the cemeteries of Dickinson County. Yearly updates are made with the cooperation of cemetery caretakers. Map and picture credits belong to Jan McDonald. Service records (S) for members of the armed services can be further researched by contacting Iowa's Veterans Administration at info@icva.state.ia.us or checking their web site at http://www.iowava.org/ . Some obituaries can be found online through local funeral home web sites: Schuchert Funeral Home and Turner Funeral Home.