A visit to the Saint Joseph of the Prairie 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 of the Prairie Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Joseph of the Prairie Cemetery:
42.3803, -90.7390
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Joseph of the Prairie Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Joseph of the Prairie Cemetery is located in Dubuque County<2>.
The county seat for Dubuque County is located in Dubuque. Dubuque lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the St. Joseph of the Prairie Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the St. Joseph of the Prairie Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Joseph of the Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Presley Presbyterian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dubuque Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Melleray Abbey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Holy Family Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- French Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The French Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Cemetery
- Rooney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Rooney Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rooney Cemetery
- Baehler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Baehler Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baehler Cemetery
- Presentation Sisters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reeds Chapel Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Assumption Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Assumption Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Zwingle.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94252 <5>
- St. Theresa Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Mines of Spain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sniffea Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Sniffea Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sniffea Cemetery
- St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peosta Protestant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Michael Schmitt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Green Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Preston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Preston Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Simpson Street Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Center Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Center Grove Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Joseph of the Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Joseph of the Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Washington Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Washington Mills is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Mills
- Key West
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Key West is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key West
- Bernard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zwingle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zwingle is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zwingle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Rockdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Cattese
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cattese is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattese
- Peosta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Garry Owen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Garry Owen is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garry Owen
- La Motte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Massey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Massey is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey
- Centralia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Centralia is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Fillmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fillmore is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- East Dubuque
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dubuque
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Asbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Asbury is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,841 people
- Saint Donatus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wilkins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wilkins is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- Graf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Graf is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Epworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sageville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sageville is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sageville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Cottonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Menominee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Menominee is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menominee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Durango
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rutledge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rutledge is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Crab Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Crab Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Town
- Sinnipee ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sinnipee is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnipee
- Bankston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bankston is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Farley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 of the Prairie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dubuque County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Joseph of the Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dubuque
- Dubuque lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. Joseph of the Prairie Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dubuque.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubuque
- East Dubuque
- Epworth
- Epworth lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the St. Joseph of the Prairie Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Epworth.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 of the Prairie Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Dubuque 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 of the Prairie Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2001503 (Saint Joseph of the Prairie Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2001503 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: Dubuque
- Est. Elev: 316 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dubuque South
- Location given for Saint Joseph of the Prairie Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.3802851 Lon: -90.7390186
- 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 Dubuque, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Joseph of the Prairie 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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