A visit to the Saint Joseph's Catholic 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's Catholic Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery:
42.9119, -94.2297
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery is located in Kossuth County<2>.
The county seat for Kossuth County is located in Algona. Algona lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Bode Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bode Memorial Park is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode Memorial Park
- St. Olaf Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Olaf Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Olaf Cemetery
- Damman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Damman Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damman Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Hands Grove Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Luverne Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Luverne Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luverne Twp. Cemetery
- Omer - Thorsen Farm Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- McKnight Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The McKnight Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKnight Cemetery
- Garfield Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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- Apostolic Christian Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rutland Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Rutland Twp. Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland Twp. Cemetery
- East Lawn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- 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>
- West Bend Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The West Bend Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Swiss Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Swiss Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiss Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- River View Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The River View Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Livermore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Livermore is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Bode
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bode is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Irvington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Irvington is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Arnold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Arnold is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Lu Verne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ottosen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ottosen is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottosen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Algona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rutland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rutland is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Hardy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hardy is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- West Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bradgate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bradgate is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradgate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Humboldt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Dakota City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sexton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sexton is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
- Renwick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Corwith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Corwith is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwith
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Whittemore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whittemore is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Rolfe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmore City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Rodman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rodman is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 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's Catholic 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's Catholic Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Algona
- Bode
- Bode lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bode.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode
- Bradgate
- Burt
- Burt lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North (N) of the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Burt.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Corwith
- Corwith lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Corwith.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwith
- Gilmore City
- Goldfield
- Humboldt
- Livermore
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Renwick
- Renwick lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Renwick.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renwick
- Rolfe
- Rolfe lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rolfe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolfe
- Wesley
- Wesley lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wesley.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- West Bend
- Whittemore
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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's Catholic Cemetery:
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- 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's Catholic Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1925170 (Saint Joseph's Catholic Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1925170 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: 347 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Saint Joseph
- Location given for Saint Joseph's Catholic Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.9119137 Lon: -94.2296852
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Joseph's Catholic 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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