A visit to the Michael Schmitt 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 Michael Schmitt Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Michael Schmitt Cemetery:
42.4417, -90.8501
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Michael Schmitt Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Michael Schmitt Cemetery is located in Dubuque County<2>.
The county seat for Dubuque County is located in Dubuque. Dubuque lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Michael Schmitt Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Michael Schmitt Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Michael Schmitt Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is also located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Annunciation Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Annunciation Cemetery is also located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annunciation Cemetery
- Centralia Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Highview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Highview Cemetery is also located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is also located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Epworth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Epworth Cemetery is also located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth Cemetery
- Holy Family Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Melleray Abbey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reeds Chapel Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sniffea Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sniffea Cemetery is also located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sniffea Cemetery
- St. Johns Catholic Placid Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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- Baehler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Baehler Cemetery is also located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baehler Cemetery
- Hogan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hogan Cemetery is also located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogan Cemetery
- Dubuque Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Asbury Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Clement Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is also located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is also located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- St. Joseph of the Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sisters of Charity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Center Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Center Grove Cemetery is also located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove Cemetery
- Resurrection Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Resurrection Cemetery is also located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Michael Schmitt Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Michael Schmitt Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Peosta
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Centralia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Centralia is also located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Graf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Graf is also located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Epworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Asbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Asbury is also located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,841 people
- Bankston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bankston is also located in Dubuque County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Farley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bernard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Key West
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Key West is also located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key West
- Rockdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rockdale is also located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Fillmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fillmore is also located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Durango
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Rickardsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rickardsville is also located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Garry Owen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Garry Owen is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garry Owen
- Washington Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Washington Mills is also located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Mills
- Dubuque
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sageville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sageville is also located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sageville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Cattese
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cattese is also located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattese
- East Dubuque
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sherrill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cascade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zwingle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zwingle is also located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zwingle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Old Balltown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Old Balltown is also located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Balltown
- Massey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Massey is also located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey
- Rutledge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rutledge is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Sinnipee ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sinnipee is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnipee
- Holy Cross
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Cross is also located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Balltown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Balltown is also located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Summit Village Dyersville Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dyersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Michael Schmitt 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 Michael Schmitt Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cascade
- Dubuque
- Dyersville
- East Dubuque
- Epworth
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Michael Schmitt Cemetery:
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- 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 Michael Schmitt Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2001473 (Michael Schmitt Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2001473 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: 320 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Peosta
- Location given for Michael Schmitt Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4416698 Lon: -90.8501306
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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 drawn from Point A (ie- Michael Schmitt 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. |