A visit to the Saint Jacobs 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. Jacobs Cemetery ...
The St. Jacobs Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Calvary Cemetery
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
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- Crown Hill Cemetery
- The Crown Hill Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
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- East Side Cemetery
- The East Side Cemetery is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side Cemetery
- Estherville Lutheran Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the east of Terril.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94754 <3>
- High Lake Cemetery
- The High Lake Cemetery is located in Emmet County
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- Highland Cemetery
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
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- Lost Island Lutheran Cemetery
- Norwegian Cemetery
- The Norwegian Cemetery is located in Emmet County
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- Oak Hill Cemetery
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Emmet County
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- Prosser Cemetery
- The Prosser Cemetery is located in Emmet County
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- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
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- St. Patricks Cemetery
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Emmet County
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- St. Pauls Cemetery
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
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- Swan lake Cemetery
- The Swan lake Cemetery is located in Emmet County
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- Swan Lake Village Cemetery
- Valley View Cemetery
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
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- Vernon Twp. Cemetery
- The Vernon Twp. Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
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- Wallingford Cemetery
- The Wallingford Cemetery is located in Emmet County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the St. Jacobs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Armstrong
- Armstrong is located in Emmet County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Arnolds Park
- Ayrshire
- Ceylon
- Curlew
- Curlew is located in Palo Alto County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Cylinder
- Cylinder is located in Palo Alto County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Dickens
- Dickens is located in Clay County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Dolliver
- Emmetsburg
- Estherville
- Fenton
- Fenton is located in Kossuth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Fostoria
- Fostoria is located in Clay County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Graettinger
- Gruver
- Gruver is located in Emmet County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Hoprig
- Hoprig is located in Emmet County
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- Langdon
- Langdon is located in Clay County
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- Milford
- Old Town
- Old Town is located in Dickinson County
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- Orleans
- Orleans is located in Dickinson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Petersburg
- Petersburg is located in Jackson County (MN)
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- Ringsted
- Rodman
- Rodman is located in Palo Alto County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Ruthven
- Seneca
- Seneca is located in Kossuth County
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- Spencer
- Spirit Lake
- Superior
- Terril
- Terril is located in Dickinson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Wallingford
- Wallingford is located in Emmet County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- West Okoboji
- West Okoboji is located in Dickinson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 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. Jacobs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Palo Alto County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Jacobs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Armstrong
- Ceylon
- Emmetsburg
- Estherville
- Fenton
- Graettinger
- Milford
- Ringsted
- Ruthven
- Spencer
- Spirit Lake
- Terril
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 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. Jacobs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Palo Alto 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. Jacobs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #460985 (Saint Jacobs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #460985 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: Palo Alto
- Est. Elev: 399 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wallingford
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Palo Alto, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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. Jacobs Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |