A visit to the Saint Bridgett 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. Bridgett Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Bridgett Cemetery:
41.4664, -95.8292
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Bridgett Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Bridgett Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County<2>.
The county seat for Pottawattamie County is located in Council Bluffs. Council Bluffs lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south of the St. Bridgett Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Bridgett Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the St. Bridgett Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Bridgett Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Branson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Crook Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crook Cemetery
- Elan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Elan Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elan Cemetery
- Reels Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Reels Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reels Cemetery
- Grange Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- The Oak Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Town Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95638 <5>
- McIntosh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McIntosh Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Cemetery
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Frazier Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Frazier Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Frazier Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Crescent Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Crescent Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Linwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Linwood Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Hazel Dell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Hazel Dell Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Dell Cemetery
- Castor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Castor Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castor Cemetery
- Shipley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Evans Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- St. Columbanus Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Weston St. Columbanus Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fisher Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Harris Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Harris Grove Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove 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 St. Bridgett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Bridgett Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pigeon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pigeon is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Honey Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Honey Creek is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Loveland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Loveland is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
- Crescent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Missouri Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Weston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Weston is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Underwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- California Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- California Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Junction
- Fort Calhoun
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Home Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Home Park is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Park
- Neola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Briggs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Briggs is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Carter Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chautauqua
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chautauqua is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- McClelland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Logan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- De Soto ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- De Soto is located in Washington County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- De Soto has also been known as:
- DeSoto
- Yorkshire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Yorkshire is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Council Bluffs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Minden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Modale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Irvington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Irvington is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Persia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Persia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Magnolia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Blair
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Blair is located in Washington County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,948 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blair <6>
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. Bridgett Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pottawattamie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Bridgett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blair
- Blair lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the St. Bridgett Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Blair.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Council Bluffs
- De Soto - Historic
- Fort Calhoun
- Logan
- Magnolia
- Missouri Valley
- Neola
- Underwood
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 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 St. Bridgett Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Pottawattamie 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. Bridgett Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #460959 (Saint Bridgett Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #460959 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: Pottawattamie
- Est. Elev: 382 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Honey Creek
- Location given for Saint Bridgett Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4663826 Lon: -95.8291768
- 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 Pottawattamie, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Bridgett 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. |