A visit to the Giard Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Giard Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Giard Cemetery (FG ID #94862).
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 Giard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Giard Cemetery:
42.9931, -91.3088
The Giard Cemetery is located in Clayton County<2>.
The county seat for Clayton County is located in Elkader. Elkader lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Giard Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Giard Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Giard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Giard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Railroad Employee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Winkawitsch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Winkawitsch Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkawitsch Cemetery
- National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Farmersburg - Wagner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eastman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Eastman Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman Cemetery
- Monona Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Gooding Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Gooding Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooding Cemetery
- Buell Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Buell Park Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell Park Cemetery
- Walton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Walton Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Council Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Norsk Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- First Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Moody Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Moody Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- Pt. Ann Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Pt. Ann Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pt. Ann Cemetery
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Knapp Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Giard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Giard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Beulah
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Farmersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Watson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Monona
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Olaf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McGregor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clayton Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Marquette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Luana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Garnavillo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wyalusing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Prairie du Chien
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elkader
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Volney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hardin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gunder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bagley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Waukon Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rossville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Charme
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Charme is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charme
- Waterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Waterville is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Postville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Giard 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 Giard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clayton
- Elkader
- Garnavillo
- McGregor
- Monona
- Postville
- Prairie du Chien
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 Giard 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 Giard Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #94862
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #456894 (Giard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #456894 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: 350 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Farmersburg
- Location given for Giard Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.9933181 Lon: -91.3081893
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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- Giard 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |