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:
43.3214, -95.1692
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 Dickinson County<2>.
The county seat for Dickinson County is located in Spirit Lake. Spirit Lake lies just to the north northeast 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 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of the St. Joseph Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Joseph Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Milford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Milford Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Cemetery
- Little Sioux Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Excelsior Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Lake View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Lake View Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
- Lakeland Memory Gardens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Westport Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Westport Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport Cemetery
- First Reformed Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The First Reformed Church Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Reformed Church Cemetery
- The First Reformed Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- First Reformed Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2204562 <5>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Richland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- St. Margaret Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The St. Margaret Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Margaret Cemetery
- Silver Lake Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Silver Lake Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake Cemetery
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- Fairview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The North Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery
- The North Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- North Lawn Cemetery
- North Lawn Memorial Park
- Northlawn Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #919687 <5>
- Fairview Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- 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<3> to the east of Terril.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94754 <5>
- Riverside Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Superior Twp. Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Superior Twp. Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior Twp. Cemetery
- Mennonite Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Lone Tree Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Lone Tree Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree Cemetery
- Loon Lake Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- The Loon Lake Cemetery is located in Jackson County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Lake Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Milford
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Old Town
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Old Town is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- West Okoboji
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Okoboji is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Okoboji
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Wahpeton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wahpeton is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahpeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Arnolds Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Okoboji
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fostoria
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fostoria is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
- Spirit Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Langdon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Langdon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
- Orleans
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Orleans is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Terril
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Terril is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terril
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Spencer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lake Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Everly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Everly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- Superior
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dickens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dickens is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Harris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harris is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- May City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- May City is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May City
- Sioux Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sioux Valley is located in Jackson County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Valley
- Moneta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moneta is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneta
- Estherville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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 Dickinson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Joseph Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Estherville
- Everly
- Hartley
- Lake Park
- Milford
- Royal
- Royal lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. Joseph Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Royal.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Ruthven
- Spencer
- Spirit Lake
- Terril
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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. Joseph Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Dickinson 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 #461098 (Saint Joseph Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #461098 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: Dickinson
- Est. Elev: 434 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Milford
- Location given for Saint Joseph Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.3213534 Lon: -95.1691634
- 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 Dickinson, 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 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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