A visit to the Mederville 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 Mederville Cemetery ...
The Mederville Cemetery is located in Clayton County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Blanchaine Cemetery
- The Blanchaine Cemetery is located in Clayton County
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- Communia Cemetery
- The Communia Cemetery is located in Clayton County
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the Communia Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the southeast of Elkader.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94500 <3>
- Cords Cemetery
- The Cords Cemetery is located in Clayton County
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- Dohrer Cemetery
- The Dohrer Cemetery is located in Clayton County
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- Eberhard Cemetery
- The Eberhard Cemetery is located in Clayton County
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- Erhardt Cemetery
- The Erhardt Cemetery is located in Clayton County
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- Hartmann Cemetery
- The Hartmann Cemetery is located in Clayton County
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- Meenan Cemetery
- The Meenan Cemetery is located in Clayton County
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- Meyer Cemetery
- The Meyer Cemetery is located in Clayton County
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- Musfeldt Cemetery
- The Musfeldt Cemetery is located in Clayton County
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- Osborne Cemetery
- The Osborne Cemetery is located in Clayton County
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- Ross Cemetery
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Clayton County
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- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Clayton County
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- Sacred Heart Cemetery
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Clayton County
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- St. Josephs Cemetery
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Clayton County
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- Schmidt Cemetery
- The Schmidt Cemetery is located in Clayton County
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- Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery is located in Clayton County
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- Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery is located in Clayton County
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- Wagner Cemetery
- The Wagner Cemetery is located in Clayton County
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- Watkins Cemetery
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Clayton County
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- Wolf Cemetery
- The Wolf Cemetery is located in Clayton County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Mederville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Arlington
- Arlington is located in Fayette County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Clayton Center
- Clayton Center is located in Clayton County
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- Colesburg
- Colesburg is located in Delaware County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Dundee
- Edgewood
- Elkader
- Elkport
- Elkport is located in Clayton County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Farmersburg
- Farmersburg is located in Clayton County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Forestville
- Forestville is located in Delaware County
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- Garber
- Garber is located in Clayton County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Garnavillo
- Greeley
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gunder
- Gunder is located in Clayton County
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- Holy Cross
- Holy Cross is located in Delaware County
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- Illyria
- Illyria is located in Fayette County
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- Littleport
- Littleport is located in Clayton County
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- Maryville
- Maryville is located in Fayette County
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- Mederville
- Mederville is located in Clayton County
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- Oneida
- Oneida is located in Delaware County
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- Osborne
- Osborne is located in Clayton County
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- Osterdock
- Osterdock is located in Clayton County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Saint Olaf
- Strawberry Point
- Volga
- Volga is located in Clayton County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Wadena
- Wood
- Wood is located in Clayton County
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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 Mederville 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 Mederville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arlington
- Elkader
- Garnavillo
- Greeley
- Strawberry Point
- Volga
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 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 Mederville 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 Mederville Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1949305 (Mederville Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1949305 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: 238 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elkader
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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- Mederville Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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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