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A visit to the Saint Joseph 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 St. Joseph Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Joseph Cemetery:

37.8941, -120.8708

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Stanislaus County<2>.

The county seat for Stanislaus County is located in Modesto. Modesto lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south southwest of the St. Joseph Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Joseph Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 22 miles [35.4 km] of the St. Joseph Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Valley Home Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Valley Home Memorial Park is located in San Joaquin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Home Memorial Park
    • The Valley Home Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Valley Home Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8423 <5>
  • Highland View Memorial Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Highland View Memorial Gardens is located in San Joaquin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View Memorial Gardens
    • The Highland View Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
    • Farmington Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8025 <5>
  • Langworth Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Langworth Cemetery is located in Stanislaus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langworth Cemetery
  • Citizens Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Citizens Cemetery is located in Stanislaus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citizens Cemetery
  • Milton Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Milton Cemetery is located in Calaveras County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Cemetery
  • Burwood Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Stanislaus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Knights Ferry Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #189991 <5>
  • Williams Knight Burial Site
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dean Family Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Dean Family Cemetery is located in Calaveras County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dean Family Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Milton.
    • The Dean Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Wilson Burial Ground
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2503319 <5>
  • Copperopolis Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Collegeville Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • The Collegeville Cemetery is located in San Joaquin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville Cemetery
    • The Collegeville Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Garwood Family Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2244705 <5>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Atlanta Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • The Atlanta Cemetery is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Atlanta Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Manteca.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2142336 <5>
    • Ripon Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodcolony Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Woodcolony Cemetery is located in Stanislaus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcolony Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodcolony Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Modesto.
    • St. Stanislaus Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • The St. Stanislaus Cemetery is located in Stanislaus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stanislaus Cemetery
    • Lakewood Memorial Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • The Lakewood Memorial Park is located in Stanislaus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Memorial Park
    • Park View Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • The Park View Cemetery is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park View Cemetery
      • The Park View Cemetery has also been known as:
      • French Camp Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8255 <5>
    • East Union Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • The East Union Cemetery is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union Cemetery
      • The East Union Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Union Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1961473 <5>
    • Congregation Adas Yeshuran of Stockton Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Roberts Ferry Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Roberts Ferry Cemetery is located in Stanislaus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Ferry Cemetery
    • Altaville Catholic Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Altaville Catholic Cemetery is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altaville Catholic Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Altaville Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Altaville.
      • The Altaville Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Angels Camp Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2269483 <5>
    • Altaville Serbian Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Altaville Serbian Cemetery is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altaville Serbian Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Altaville Serbian Cemetery is located in Altaville.
      • The Altaville Serbian Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Serbian Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2456918 <5>
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Catholic Cemetery is located in Altaville.
    • Lode Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lode Cemetery is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lode Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lode Cemetery is located in Altaville.
    • Altaville Protestant Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Altaville Protestant Cemetery is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altaville Protestant Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Altaville Protestant Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Altaville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1596381 <5>

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]<3> of the St. Joseph Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Joseph Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Cometa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cometa is located in San Joaquin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cometa
  • Trigo ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Trigo is located in San Joaquin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigo
  • Adela
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Adela is located in Stanislaus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adela
  • Telegraph City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Telegraph City is located in Calaveras County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telegraph City
  • Farmington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Oakdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,228 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <6>
  • East Oakdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • East Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Oakdale
  • Escalon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Escalon is located in San Joaquin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escalon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,580 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Escalon <6>
  • Milton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Milton is located in Calaveras County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Alba
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Alba is located in San Joaquin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
  • Peters
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Del Rio
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Del Rio is located in Stanislaus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rio
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Riverbank
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Knights Ferry
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Stewart
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Stewart is located in Stanislaus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
    • Copper Cove Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Copper Cove Village is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Cove Village
    • Copperopolis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jenny Lind
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jenny Lind is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
    • Bellota
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Bellota is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellota
    • Atlanta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Atlanta is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
    • Carmen City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Carmen City is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmen City
    • Lost City ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lost City is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
    • Linden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Holden ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Holden is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
    • Five Corners
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Five Corners is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
    • The Shores of Poker Flat
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)

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 St. Joseph Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stanislaus County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Joseph Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 St. Joseph Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Stanislaus 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 St. Joseph Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #232182  (Saint Joseph Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #232182 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: Stanislaus
      • Est. Elev: 50 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bachelor Valley
      • Location given for Saint Joseph Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.8940927     Lon: -120.8707681
      • 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 California's counties, including Stanislaus, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. Joseph 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.