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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Railroad Employee Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Railroad Employee Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Railroad Employee Cemetery

Lat:   43.0305°   (43° 1' 49")

Lon:   -91.3140°   (-91° 18' 50")

The Railroad Employee Cemetery is located in Clayton County<2>.

The county seat for Clayton County is located in Elkader. Elkader lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Railroad Employee 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 Railroad Employee Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Railroad Employee Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Wenceslaus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Wenceslaus Cemetery is located in Clayton County
  • Giard Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Council Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Monona Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery is located in Clayton County
  • Winkawitsch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winkawitsch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winkawitsch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Winkawitsch Cemetery is located in Clayton County
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Clayton County
  • Cummings Plot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cummings Plot
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cummings Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cummings Plot is located in Allamakee County
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Clayton County
  • National Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the National Cemetery
    • The National Cemetery is located in Clayton County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the National Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Farmersburg.
    • The National Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Farmersburg - National Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95570 <5>
  • Eastman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Eastman Cemetery is located in Clayton County
  • Buell Park Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buell Park Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buell Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Buell Park Cemetery is located in Clayton County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Walton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walton Cemetery is located in Clayton County
    • Knapp Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gooding Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gooding Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gooding Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gooding Cemetery is located in Clayton County
    • Farmersburg - Wagner Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmersburg - Wagner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farmersburg - Wagner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Farmersburg - Wagner Cemetery is located in Clayton County
    • Moody Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moody Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moody Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Moody Cemetery is located in Clayton County
    • Pt. Ann Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pt. Ann Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pt. Ann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pt. Ann Cemetery is located in Clayton County
    • St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Catholic Cemetery is located in Clayton County
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Clayton County
    • Baylis Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baylis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baylis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Baylis Cemetery is located in Clayton County
    • Ion Methodist Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ion Methodist Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Ion Methodist Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Ion Methodist Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2325781 <5>
    • Sixteen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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 Railroad Employee Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Railroad Employee Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Beulah
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beulah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
    • Beulah is located in Clayton County
  • Watson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Watson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
    • Watson is located in Clayton County
  • Monona
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Farmersburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
    • Farmersburg is located in Clayton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
  • McGregor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGregor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
    • McGregor is located in Clayton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGregor <7>
  • Marquette
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Ion
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ion
    • Ion is located in Allamakee County
  • Volney
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
    • Volney is located in Allamakee County
  • Luana
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luana
    • Luana is located in Clayton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luana <7>
  • Saint Olaf
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Olaf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Olaf
    • Saint Olaf is located in Clayton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Olaf <7>
  • Prairie du Chien
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Chien
    • Prairie du Chien is located in Crawford County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,531 people
  • Hardin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hardin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
    • Hardin is located in Clayton County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Gunder
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunder
      • Gunder is located in Clayton County
    • Clayton Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Center
      • Clayton Center is located in Clayton County
    • Wyalusing
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyalusing
      • Wyalusing is located in Grant County (WI)
    • Waukon Junction
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon Junction
      • Waukon Junction is located in Allamakee County
    • Rossville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
      • Rossville is located in Allamakee County
    • Garnavillo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Elkader
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkader have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkader
      • Elkader is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkader <7>
    • Clayton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Clayton is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
    • Bridgeport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Bridgeport is located in Crawford County (WI)
    • Waterville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
      • Waterville is located in Allamakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
    • Bagley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
      • Bagley is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Postville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Harpers Ferry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

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 Railroad Employee 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 Railroad Employee Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Railroad Employee Cemetery:

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 Railroad Employee Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1949291  (Railroad Employee Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1949291 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Giard
    • County: Clayton         Elev: 316
    • Location given for GNIS #1949291 (Railroad Employee Cemetery)

The official website for Clayton County: www.claytoncountyiowa.net/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Railroad Employee Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0305, Longitude: -91.3140       In this case, the coordinates for the Railroad Employee Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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