A visit to the Postville 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 Postville Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Postville Cemetery (FG ID #165626).
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 Postville Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Postville Cemetery:
43.0808, -91.5669
The Postville Cemetery is located in Clayton County<2>.
The county seat for Clayton County is located in Elkader. Elkader lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Postville Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Postville Cemetery.
Establishment of the Postville Cemetery ...
The Postville Cemetery was established in 1860.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Postville Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Postville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Post Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Grand Meadow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Hardin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Clermont Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fry Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry Cemetery
- Luana Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Luana Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luana Cemetery
- Luana Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. John Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Moneek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Moneek Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneek Cemetery
- Roy Schultz Property Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mt. Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Grove Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- Bloomfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Bloomfield Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Cleveland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Gods Acres Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Gods Acres Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gods Acres Cemetery
- Eno Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Eno Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eno 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 Postville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Postville Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Postville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hardin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Luana
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Castalia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Clermont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frankville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gunder
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elgin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Monona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Volney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ossian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Watson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Brainard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rossville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Illyria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Saint Olaf
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Farmersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Waukon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- West Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Festina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Douglass
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Waterville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waterville is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Calmar
(16 miles [25.7 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 Postville 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 Postville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Calmar
- Clermont
- Elgin
- Elgin lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Postville Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elgin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Monona
- Ossian
- Postville
- Waukon
- West Union
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 helpful 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 Postville 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 Postville Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #165626
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1949275 (Postville Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1949275 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: 359 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Postville
- Location given for Postville Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.081091 Lon: -91.5657014
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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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Postville 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. |