A visit to the French 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 French Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the French Cemetery:
42.3822, -90.6699
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the French Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The French Cemetery is located in Dubuque County<2>.
The county seat for Dubuque County is located in Dubuque. Dubuque lies just to the north of the French Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the French Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the French Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from French Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Presley Presbyterian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dubuque Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sisters of Charity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph of the Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Theresa Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Presentation Sisters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Baehler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Baehler Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baehler Cemetery
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Preston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Preston Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Cemetery
- Mines of Spain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Zwingle.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94252 <5>
- Rockdale Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Reeds Chapel Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Assumption Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Assumption Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption Cemetery
- Holy Rosary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Holy Rosary Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Rosary Cemetery
- East Hill Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Donatus Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the French Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from French Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Key West
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Key West is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key West
- Zwingle
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Zwingle is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zwingle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Massey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Massey is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey
- Cattese
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cattese is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattese
- Rockdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rockdale is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- La Motte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Donatus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wilkins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wilkins is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- East Dubuque
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Washington Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Washington Mills is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Mills
- Dubuque
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bernard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Garry Owen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Garry Owen is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garry Owen
- Cottonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cottonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Asbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Asbury is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,841 people
- Menominee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Menominee is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menominee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Centralia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Centralia is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Peosta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Galena Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Galena Junction is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Junction
- Sageville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sageville is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sageville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Smiths
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Smiths is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths
- Galena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Galena is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,151 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <6>
- Rutledge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rutledge is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Graf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Graf is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Fillmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fillmore is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Durango
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Aiken
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Aiken is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Bremen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bremen is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
- Sinnipee ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sinnipee is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnipee
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 French Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dubuque County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The French Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dubuque
- East Dubuque
- Galena
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 French Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Dubuque 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 French Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #456768 (French Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #456768 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: Dubuque
- Est. Elev: 340 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dubuque South
- Location given for French Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.38223 Lon: -90.6698514
- 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 Dubuque, 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 from Point A (ie- French 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. |