A visit to the Saint Aloysius 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 St. Aloysius Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Aloysius Cemetery:
43.1772, -91.8638
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Aloysius Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Aloysius Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County<2>.
The county seat for Winneshiek County is located in Decorah. Decorah lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the St. Aloysius Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the St. Aloysius Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Aloysius Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Smallest Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Springfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Springfield Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Cemetery
- Kruse Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Kruse Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kruse Farm Cemetery
- St. Wenceslaus of Spillville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Fort Atkinson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95645 <5>
- Haug Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Haug Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haug Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Haug Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Spillville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95010 <5>
- St. Clement Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Clement Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clement Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
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- Ossian Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Francis DeSales Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Union Prairie Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Prairie Cemetery
- McIntosh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The McIntosh Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Cemetery
- Madison Settlement Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stavanger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Stavanger Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stavanger Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Bruvold Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bruvold Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruvold Farm Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Aloysius Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Aloysius Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Calmar
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Festina
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fort Atkinson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spillville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ossian
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Lucas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Lucas is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Decorah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Junction is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Castalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Ridgeway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Navan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Navan is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navan
- Waucoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Douglass
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Douglass is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
- Protivin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Frankville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Frankville is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Alpha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alpha is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- West Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bluffton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bluffton is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Lawler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clermont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Postville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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 St. Aloysius Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Winneshiek County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Aloysius Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Calmar
- Clermont
- Cresco
- Decorah
- Hawkeye
- Lawler
- Ossian
- Postville
- Ridgeway
- Waucoma
- West Union
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 St. Aloysius Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Winneshiek 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 St. Aloysius Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #460918 (Saint Aloysius Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #460918 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: Winneshiek
- Est. Elev: 385 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Calmar
- Location given for Saint Aloysius Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.1771959 Lon: -91.8637706
- 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 Winneshiek, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- St. Aloysius 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. |
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