A visit to the Griffith 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 Griffith Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Griffith Cemetery:
42.6833, -91.1168
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Griffith Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Griffith 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 northwest of the Griffith Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Griffith Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Griffith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Griffith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bolsinger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Friedlein Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Friedlein Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedlein Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Noggle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Noggle Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noggle Cemetery
- Redman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Redman Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman Cemetery
- Goshen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- Bierer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bierer Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bierer Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The King Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Koenig Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Koenig Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenig Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Myer Property Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Guttenberg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Guttenberg Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guttenberg Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Stock School Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Stock School Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stock School Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Hansel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hansel Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansel Cemetery
- Platt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet 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 Griffith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Griffith Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Millville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Millville is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Estimated population in 2014: 29 people
- Turkey River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Turkey River is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey River
- Osterdock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Osterdock is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterdock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Colesburg
(5 miles [8 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Luxemburg is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Cassville
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Guttenberg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Holy Cross
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Cross is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Holy Cross
(8 miles [12.9 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
- North Buena Vista
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Buena Vista is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Buena Vista
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Garber
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Garber is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Elkport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elkport is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- New Vienna
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Petersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Petersburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Glen Haven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Glen Haven is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Waupeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Waupeton is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupeton
- North Andover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Andover is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
- Wood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wood is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood
- Balltown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Balltown is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Greeley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Almoral
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Almoral is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almoral
- Dyersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Summit Village Dyersville Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Old Balltown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Old Balltown is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Balltown
- Littleport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Littleport is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleport
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 Griffith 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 Griffith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cassville
- Dyersville
- Greeley
- Guttenberg
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 Griffith 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 Griffith Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1949236 (Griffith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1949236 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: 292 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Turkey River
- Location given for Griffith Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.6833251 Lon: -91.1167976
- 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Griffith 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. |