A visit to the Saint Joseph 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. Joseph Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The St. Joseph Cemetery (FG ID #2445943).
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:
41.6752, -91.5171
The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Johnson County<2>.
The county seat for Johnson County is located in Iowa City. Iowa City lies just to the southwest 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 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 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.
- Agudas Achim Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Memory Gardens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Handcart Pioneer Burial Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Morman Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Morman Burying Ground is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morman Burying Ground
- North Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Mary's Newport Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Newport Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Alt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Welsh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson - Cherry Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Molback Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oasis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Morse Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgewood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Unity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Summerhays Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Summerhays Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhays Cemetery
- Mentzer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Earhart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sandtown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Trowbridge - Lenz Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Old Friends Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Old Friends Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Friends Cemetery
- West Branch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The West Branch Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Iowa City
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- University Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- University Heights is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- Oakdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakdale is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Coralville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Midway ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Elmira
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Morse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oasis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tiffin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Downey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Downey is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
- Solon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cosgrove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Centerdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- River Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cou Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Windham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Williamstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Frytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lone Tree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Springdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cedar Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shueyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shueyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shueyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 655 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. Joseph Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Johnson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Joseph Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Coralville
- Hills
- Iowa City
- Lone Tree
- Riverside
- Solon
- West Branch
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 professional and volunteer 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 Johnson 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #2445943
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #461087 (Saint Joseph Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #461087 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: Johnson
- Est. Elev: 241 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Iowa City West
- Location given for Saint Joseph Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.6758498 Lon: -91.5171128
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Johnson, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |