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:
43.0833, -93.9808
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 Kossuth County<2>.
The county seat for Kossuth County is located in Algona. Algona lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west 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 23 that are within 13 miles [20.9 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.
- Wesley Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Benedict Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boone Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Boone Twp. Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Twp. Cemetery
- Orthel Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Orthel Twp. Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orthel Twp. Cemetery
- Corwith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Corwith Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwith Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Christian Reformed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Buffalo Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Twp. Cemetery
- Magor Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Hancock 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 northeast of Britt.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94704 <5>
- National Hobo Memorial
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The National Hobo Memorial is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hobo Memorial
- To give a relative sense of its location, the National Hobo Memorial is located outside and to the northeast of Britt.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1498969 <5>
- Bingham Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Bingham Twp. Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham Twp. Cemetery
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- Plum Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Plum Creek Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Creek Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- German Twp. Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The German Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Twp. Cemetery
- Portland Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Portland Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Cemetery
- River View Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The River View Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View Cemetery
- East Lawn Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The East Lawn Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East Lawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Algona.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94628 <5>
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Luverne Twp. Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Luverne Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luverne Twp. Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 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:
- Wesley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wesley is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Hutchins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hutchins is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
- Sexton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sexton is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
- Corwith
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Corwith is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwith
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Britt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Woden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Titonka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Titonka is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titonka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Irvington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Irvington is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Algona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- German Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- German Valley is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Valley
- Lu Verne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kanawha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Duncan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Duncan is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Crystal Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Burt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burt is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Renwick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Livermore
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Livermore is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Bancroft
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bancroft is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 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 Kossuth County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Joseph Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Algona
- Bancroft
- Bode
- Bode lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the St. Joseph Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bode.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode
- Britt
- Buffalo Center
- Burt
- Burt lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the St. Joseph Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Burt.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Corwith
- Forest City
- Garner
- Goodell
- Kanawha
- Klemme
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Continue List (5 more)
- Lu Verne
- Renwick
- Titonka
- Wesley
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 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. Joseph Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Kossuth 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 #461097 (Saint Joseph Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #461097 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: Kossuth
- Est. Elev: 384 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wesley
- Location given for Saint Joseph Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.0832981 Lon: -93.9807863
- 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 Kossuth, 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 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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