A visit to the Saint Cecilla 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. Cecilla Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Cecilla Cemetery:
43.1711, -95.6528
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Cecilla Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Cecilla Cemetery is located in O'Brien County<2>.
The county seat for O'Brien County is located in Primghar. Primghar lies just to the south southeast of the St. Cecilla Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of the St. Cecilla Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Cecilla Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Roseland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Roseland Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
- Steuck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Steuck Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuck Cemetery
- Center Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Center Twp. Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Twp. Cemetery
- Randolph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Randolph Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Lawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The East Lawn Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lawn Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Doyle Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Doyle Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle Cemetery
- Grant Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Baker Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Baker Twp. Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Twp. Cemetery
- Goewey Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Goewey Twp. Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goewey Twp. Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Gilman Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Gilman Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Quaker Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Quaker Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
- Hospers Memorial Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
- Floyd Twp. Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Floyd Twp. Cemetery is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Twp. Cemetery
- Prairie View Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- The Prairie View Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Cemetery
- West Prairie View Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Harrison Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Mennonite Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
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. Cecilla Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Cecilla Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sanborn
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Archer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Primghar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hartley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hartley is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
- Melvin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Melvin is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Sheldon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ashton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cloverdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Paullina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Paullina is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paullina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
- Moneta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Moneta is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneta
- May City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- May City is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May City
- Hospers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Sutherland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Matlock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Germantown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Germantown is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Sibley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Calumet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Calumet is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Everly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Everly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- Allendorf
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Allendorf is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendorf
- Granville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Granville is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Ocheyedan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ocheyedan is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheyedan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Boyden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Boyden is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
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. Cecilla Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in O'Brien County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Cecilla Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boyden
- Calumet
- Everly
- George
- Hartley
- Melvin
- Ocheyedan
- Paullina
- Primghar
- Royal
- Royal lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the St. Cecilla Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Royal.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Sanborn
- Sheldon
- Sibley
- Sutherland
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 St. Cecilla Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to O'Brien 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. Cecilla Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #460963 (Saint Cecilla Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #460963 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: O'Brien
- Est. Elev: 466 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sanborn
- Location given for Saint Cecilla Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.1710867 Lon: -95.6527894
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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 O'Brien, 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. Cecilla 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |