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A visit to the Ceres Cemetery ...


The location of the Ceres Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Ceres Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ceres Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ceres Cemetery

Lat:   42.8230°   (42° 49' 22")

Lon:   -91.1865°   (-91° 11' 11")

The Ceres Cemetery is located in Clayton County<2>.

The county seat for Clayton County is located in Elkader. Elkader lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Ceres Cemetery .

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 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 Ceres Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Clayton County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Ceres Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ceres Cemetery.

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

    • Garnavillo
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Guttenberg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Glen Haven
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
      • Glen Haven is located in Grant County (WI)
    • Clayton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Clayton is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
    • Garber
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garber have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
      • Garber is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Osterdock
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterdock
      • Osterdock is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
    • Elkport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkport
      • Elkport is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
    • Bagley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
      • Bagley is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Wyalusing
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyalusing
      • Wyalusing is located in Grant County (WI)
    • Clayton Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Center
      • Clayton Center is located in Clayton County
    • Millville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
      • Millville is located in Clayton County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 29 people
    • Littleport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleport
      • Littleport is located in Clayton County
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • North Andover
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
        • North Andover is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Elkader
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkader have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkader
        • Elkader is located in Clayton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkader <4>
      • Mederville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mederville
        • Mederville is located in Clayton County
      • Colesburg
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesburg
        • Colesburg is located in Delaware County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
      • Cassville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
        • Cassville is located in Grant County (WI)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
      • Saint Olaf
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Olaf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Olaf
        • Saint Olaf is located in Clayton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Olaf <4>
      • Wood
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood
        • Wood is located in Clayton County
      • Bloomington
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
        • Bloomington is located in Grant County (WI)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
      • Patch Grove
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patch Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patch Grove
        • Patch Grove is located in Grant County (WI)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
      • McGregor
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGregor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
        • McGregor is located in Clayton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGregor <4>
      • Farmersburg
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
        • Farmersburg is located in Clayton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
      • Osborne
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
        • Osborne is located in Clayton County
      • Bridgeport
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
        • Bridgeport is located in Crawford County (WI)

    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 Ceres 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 Ceres Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Ceres Cemetery.<5>

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

    • McClelland Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McClelland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McClelland Cemetery is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McClelland Cemetery
    • St. Michael Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michael Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Michael Cemetery is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michael Cemetery
    • Borcherding Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Borcherding Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Borcherding Cemetery is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Borcherding Cemetery
    • Stock School Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stock School Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stock School Cemetery is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stock School Cemetery
    • Tangeman Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tangeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tangeman Cemetery is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tangeman Cemetery
    • Garnavillo Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garnavillo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Garnavillo Cemetery is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garnavillo Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    • Old Garber Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Garber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Garber Cemetery is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Garber Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Lewis Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Clayton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
      • Guttenberg Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guttenberg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Guttenberg Cemetery is located in Clayton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guttenberg Cemetery
      • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Clayton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      • Clayton Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clayton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Clayton Cemetery is located in Clayton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clayton Cemetery
      • Jenkins Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jenkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Clayton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jenkins Cemetery
      • Krumm Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Krumm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Krumm Cemetery is located in Clayton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Krumm Cemetery
      • Hartshey Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartshey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hartshey Cemetery is located in Clayton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartshey Cemetery
      • King Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The King Cemetery is located in Clayton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
      • Koenig Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Koenig Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Koenig Cemetery is located in Clayton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Koenig Cemetery
      • St. Johns Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Clayton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery

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

    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 Ceres Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1949249  (Ceres Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1949249 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Garnavillo
      • County: Clayton         Elev: 314
      • Location given for GNIS #1949249 (Ceres Cemetery)

    The official website for Clayton County: www.claytoncountyiowa.net/

    The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

    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 '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Ceres Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8230, Longitude: -91.1865       In this case, the coordinates for the Ceres Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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