A visit to the Sacred Heart 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 Sacred Heart Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sacred Heart Cemetery:
42.7542, -91.4918
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Clayton County<2>.
The county seat for Clayton County is located in Elkader. Elkader lies just to the north northeast of the Sacred Heart Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sacred Heart Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Sacred Heart Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sacred Heart Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Sebald Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Watkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Mederville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mederville Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mederville Cemetery
- Sacred Heart - Schoolhouse Yard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stone School Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Stone School Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone School Cemetery
- Schmidt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Schmidt Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schmidt Cemetery
- Cords Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cords Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cords Cemetery
- Osborne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Osborne Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Cemetery
- Meyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Meyer Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer Cemetery
- Dohrer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Dohrer Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dohrer Cemetery
- Erhardt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Erhardt Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erhardt Cemetery
- Rothfusz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rothfusz Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothfusz Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Reeds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Reeds Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Strawberry Point Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Noble Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Wolf Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Wolf Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Cemetery
- Communia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Communia Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Communia Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Communia Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Elkader.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94500 <5>
- Hartmann Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hartmann Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmann 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 Sacred Heart Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sacred Heart Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mederville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mederville is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mederville
- Osborne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Osborne is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Volga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Volga is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Strawberry Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Littleport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Littleport is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleport
- Edgewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elkader
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maryville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
- Arlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Arlington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Wood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wood is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood
- Wadena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Forestville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Forestville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Elkport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Elkport is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Garber
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Garber is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Dundee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Clayton Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton Center is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Center
- Illyria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Illyria is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illyria
- Lamont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greeley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Olaf
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Aurora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aurora is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Elgin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garnavillo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Farmersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Farmersburg is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Gunder
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gunder is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunder
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 Sacred Heart 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 Sacred Heart Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arlington
- Elgin
- Elgin lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Sacred Heart Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elgin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Elkader
- Garnavillo
- Greeley
- Lamont
- Strawberry Point
- Volga
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Sacred Heart 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 Sacred Heart Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #460894 (Sacred Heart Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #460894 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: 266 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elkader
- Location given for Sacred Heart Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.7541511 Lon: -91.4918078
- 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- Sacred Heart 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. |