A visit to the Saint Joseph 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. Joseph Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Joseph Cemetery:
42.2569, -94.5122
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Calhoun County<2>.
The county seat for Calhoun County is located in Rockwell City. Rockwell City lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the St. Joseph Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Joseph Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the St. Joseph Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Joseph Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Lohrville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94698 <5>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Reading Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Reading Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading Cemetery
- Old Cedar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Old Cedar Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cedar Cemetery
- Logan Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Logan Twp. Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Twp. Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cemetery
- Piper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Piper Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper Cemetery
- Bishop Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bishop Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Lake Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Lake Creek Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Creek Cemetery
- Reformatory Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Reformatory Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reformatory Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Roby Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Roby Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby Cemetery
- Gowrie Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Gowrie Twp. Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowrie Twp. Cemetery
- Danish Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Danish Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Cemetery
- Rosehill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Cemetery
- St. Francis Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
- Lanesboro Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lanesboro Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro Cemetery
- Dawson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Our Saviour Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Our Saviour Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Saviour Cemetery
- Mizpah Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mizpah Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah Cemetery
- The Mizpah Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fulton Twp. Mizpah Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95484 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Joseph Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Joseph Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lohrville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wightman
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wightman is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wightman
- Farnhamville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Farnhamville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnhamville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Rinard
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rinard is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Rands
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rands is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rands
- Churdan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Churdan is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churdan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- Slifer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Slifer is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slifer
- Somers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Somers is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Lanesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lanesboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Gowrie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rockwell City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Farlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Farlin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farlin
- Callender
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Callender is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callender
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Sherwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sherwood is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Paton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Knierim
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Knierim is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knierim
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Lidderdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lidderdale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lidderdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Ralston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ralston is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Scranton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Twin Lakes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Lakes is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Lanyon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lanyon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanyon
- Moorland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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. Joseph Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Calhoun County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Joseph Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Callender
- Churdan
- Farnhamville
- Glidden
- Gowrie
- Jefferson
- Knierim
- Lake City
- Lohrville
- Paton
- Paton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the St. Joseph Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Paton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paton
- Rockwell City
- Scranton
- Somers
- Yetter
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. Joseph Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Calhoun 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. Joseph Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #461092 (Saint Joseph Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #461092 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: Calhoun
- Est. Elev: 345 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lohrville
- Location given for Saint Joseph Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.2569253 Lon: -94.5121963
- 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 Calhoun, 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- St. Joseph 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. |
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