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:
42.8403, -94.8372
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 Pocahontas County<2>.
The county seat for Pocahontas County is located in Pocahontas. Pocahontas lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southeast 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 23 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Sacred Heart Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sacred Heart Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Swan Lake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Swan Lake Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Cemetery
- Garton Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Garton Graveyard is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garton Graveyard
- Marshall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Havelock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Havelock Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock Cemetery
- Poland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Poland Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Cemetery
- Fairfield Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairfield Twp. Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairfield Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Albert City.
- The Fairfield Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairfield Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94730 <5>
- Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Garfield Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rush Lake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Rush Lake Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Lake Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rush Lake Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Mallard.
- The Rush Lake Cemetery has also been known as:
- Stratton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2145197 <5>
- Elfsborg - Dover Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Summit Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Summit Hill Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hill Cemetery
- Ellington Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Ellington Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington Cemetery
- The Ellington Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ellington Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2196380 <5>
- Silver Lake Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Silver Lake Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Osborn Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Osborn Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn Cemetery
- St. Johns Church of Christ Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Varina Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Varina Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Cemetery
- St. Columbkille's Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Powhatan Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Powhatan Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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:
- Laurens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Albert City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Havelock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Marathon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Marathon is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Mallard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Curlew
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Curlew is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curlew
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Pocahontas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Plover is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Webb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Webb is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Varina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Varina is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Ayrshire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rolfe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gillett Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gillett Grove is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Cornell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cornell is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
- Sioux Rapids
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rembrandt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fonda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Newell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Palmer
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Truesdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rodman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rodman is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Emmetsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Linn Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ruthven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
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 Pocahontas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sacred Heart Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Emmetsburg
- Fonda
- Greenville
- Havelock
- Laurens
- Mallard
- Newell
- Plover
- Pocahontas
- Rolfe
- Ruthven
- Sioux Rapids
- Webb
- Webb lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Sacred Heart Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Webb.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
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 websites either 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 Pocahontas 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 #460895 (Sacred Heart Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #460895 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: Pocahontas
- Est. Elev: 393 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Laurens
- Location given for Sacred Heart Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.8402509 Lon: -94.8372069
- 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 Pocahontas, 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- 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. |