A visit to the Bierer 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 Bierer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bierer Cemetery:
42.7250, -91.0835
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bierer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bierer Cemetery is located in Clayton County<2>.
The county seat for Clayton County is located in Elkader. Elkader lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Bierer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bierer Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Bierer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bierer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Friedlein Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Friedlein Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedlein Cemetery
- Redman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Redman Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Goshen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- Guttenberg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Guttenberg Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guttenberg Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Griffith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Griffith Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Colesburg.
- The Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2140846 <5>
- Bolsinger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stock School Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stock School Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stock School Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The King Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Koenig Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Koenig Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenig Cemetery
- Noggle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Noggle Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noggle Cemetery
- St. Charles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Charles Cemetery is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Charles Cemetery
- Cassville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cassville Cemetery is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- Charlotte Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Charlotte Cemetery is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bierer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bierer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Millville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Millville is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Estimated population in 2014: 29 people
- Turkey River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey River is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey River
- Osterdock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Osterdock is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterdock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Guttenberg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cassville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cassville is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- North Buena Vista
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Buena Vista is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Buena Vista
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Glen Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Glen Haven is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Colesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Colesburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Luxemburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Luxemburg is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- North Andover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Andover is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
- Holy Cross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Cross is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Garber
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Garber is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Elkport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Elkport is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Waupeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Waupeton is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupeton
- Holy Cross
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Cross is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Beetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beetown is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetown
- Clayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Clayton is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- New Vienna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New Vienna is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vienna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Balltown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Balltown is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Garnavillo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bagley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bagley is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Wood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wood is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood
- Petersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Petersburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Old Balltown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Old Balltown is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Balltown
- Bloomington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomington is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
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 Bierer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clayton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bierer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bloomington
- Cassville
- Clayton
- Garnavillo
- Guttenberg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Bierer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Clayton 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 Bierer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1949262 (Bierer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1949262 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: Clayton
- Est. Elev: 190 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Turkey River
- Location given for Bierer Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.7249914 Lon: -91.0834627
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Clayton, 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- Bierer 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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