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A visit to the Saint Donatus Catholic Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the St. Donatus Catholic Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The St. Donatus Catholic Cemetery (FG ID #1640401)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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. Donatus Catholic Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   42.3645°   (42° 21' 52")

Lon:   -90.5355°   (-90° 32' 7")

The St. Donatus Catholic Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.

The county seat for Jackson County is located in Maquoketa. Maquoketa lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the south southwest of the St. Donatus Catholic Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the St. Donatus Catholic Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Efferding Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Efferding Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Efferding Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Efferding Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Federman Farms Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Federman Farms Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Federman Farms Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Federman Farms Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • St. Catherines Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Catherines Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Catherines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Catherines Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
  • Green Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Green Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
  • North Spruce Creek Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Spruce Creek Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Spruce Creek Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The North Spruce Creek Church Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Potter Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Potter Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
  • Preston Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Preston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Preston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Preston Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
  • French Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the French Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the French Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The French Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
  • St. Theresa Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Holy Rosary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Rosary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Rosary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holy Rosary Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • East Hill Catholic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Hill Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Hill Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The East Hill Catholic Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Spruce Creek Catholic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Weinert Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weinert Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weinert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Weinert Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
    • Mines of Spain Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mines of Spain Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mines of Spain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mines of Spain Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
    • Rooney Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rooney Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rooney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rooney Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
    • Old City Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old City Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old City Cemetery is located in Jackson County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Donatus Catholic Cemetery.

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

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. Donatus Catholic Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bellevue
  • Dubuque
    • Dubuque lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the St. Donatus Catholic Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dubuque.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubuque
  • East Dubuque
  • Galena
    • Galena lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the St. Donatus Catholic Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Galena.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena

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 St. Donatus Catholic Cemetery:

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. Donatus Catholic Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2001024  (Saint Donatus Catholic Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #2001024 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: La Motte
    • County: Jackson         Elev: 241
    • Location given for GNIS #2001024 (Saint Donatus Catholic Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #1640401

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Jackson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Donatus Catholic Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3645, Longitude: -90.5355    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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