RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Iowa >> Plymouth County >> St. Catherines Catholic CemeteryIndex...

A visit to the Saint Catherines Catholic 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. Catherines Catholic Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Catherines Catholic Cemetery:

42.8222, -96.0561

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

The St. Catherines Catholic Cemetery is located in Plymouth County<2>.

The county seat for Plymouth County is located in Le Mars. Le Mars lies just to the west southwest of the St. Catherines Catholic Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Catherines Catholic Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the St. Catherines Catholic Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Catherines Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Seney City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Seney City Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney City Cemetery
  • Remsen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Remsen Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remsen Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Remsen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Remsen.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95928 <5>
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Remsen.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96194 <5>
  • Resthaven Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Resthaven Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. James Cemetery
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960259 <5>
  • St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Le Mars Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Eason Family Burial Plot
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Sherman Twp. Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sherman Twp. Cemetery is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Twp. Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Sioux County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Nassau Twp. Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Nassau Twp. Cemetery is located in Sioux County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau Twp. Cemetery
    • Christ Lutheran Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Assumption Catholic Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Stanton Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Stanton Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton Cemetery
    • St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Holy Name Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Holy Name Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Name Cemetery
    • Marcus - Amherst Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Catherines Catholic Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Catherines Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Oyens
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Oyens is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyens
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
  • Remsen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Le Mars
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • O'Leary
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • O'Leary is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Leary
  • Struble
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Struble is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Struble
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
  • Brunsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Brunsville is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
  • Maurice
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Maurice is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
  • Alton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Orange City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Merrill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Marcus
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Craig
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Craig is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Granville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Granville is located in Sioux County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
    • Kingsley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Germantown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Germantown is located in O'Brien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
    • Fielding
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Fielding is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielding
    • Cleghorn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Cleghorn is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleghorn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
    • Ireton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Adaville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Adaville is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaville
    • Hinton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Sioux Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • McNally
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • McNally is located in Sioux County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNally

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. Catherines Catholic Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Plymouth County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Catherines Catholic Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Alton
    • Alton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North (N) of the St. Catherines Catholic Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
  • Hinton
    • Hinton lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the St. Catherines Catholic Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hinton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
  • Ireton
    • Ireton lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the St. Catherines Catholic Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ireton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireton
  • Kingsley
    • Kingsley lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. Catherines Catholic Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kingsley.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
  • Le Mars
    • Le Mars lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St. Catherines Catholic Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Le Mars.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Mars
  • Marcus
    • Marcus lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East (E) of the St. Catherines Catholic Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Marcus.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
  • Maurice
    • Maurice lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the St. Catherines Catholic Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Maurice.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice
  • Orange City
  • Remsen
    • Remsen lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the East (E) of the St. Catherines Catholic Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Remsen.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remsen
  • Sioux Center

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 St. Catherines Catholic Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Plymouth 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. Catherines Catholic Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1906822  (Saint Catherines Catholic Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1906822 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: Plymouth
      • Est. Elev: 398 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Oyens
      • Location given for Saint Catherines Catholic Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.8222115     Lon: -96.0561307
      • 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 Plymouth, 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- St. Catherines Catholic 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.