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A visit to the Saint Josephs 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. Josephs Catholic Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery:

42.6444, -96.1147

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery is located in Plymouth County<2>.

The county seat for Plymouth County is located in Le Mars. Le Mars lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Family Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Family Cemetery
  • Stanton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Stanton Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton Cemetery
  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lincoln Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lincoln Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Hinton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95301 <5>
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Melbourne Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Melbourne Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne Cemetery
  • Hungerford Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Hungerford Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hungerford Cemetery
  • Elkhorn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Elkhorn Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Cemetery
  • Kingsley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Kingsley Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
  • Assumption Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Le Mars Memorial Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Concordia Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Concordia Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia Cemetery
    • Arlington Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Arlington Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
      • The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. James Cemetery
      • St. Josephs Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960259 <5>
    • Banner Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Banner Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Cemetery
    • Church of the Brethren Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • St. Catherines Catholic Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

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. Josephs Catholic Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • O'Leary
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • O'Leary is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Leary
  • Kingsley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Merrill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Le Mars
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Hinton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Moville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • James
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • James is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
  • Lawton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Lawton is located in Woodbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
  • Evergreen Village
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Evergreen Village is located in Woodbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
  • Oyens
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Oyens is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyens
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
  • Remsen
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Brunsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Brunsville is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Pierson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Pierson is located in Woodbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
    • Holiday Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Holiday Village is located in Woodbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
    • Regency of Sioux City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Regency of Sioux City is located in Woodbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency of Sioux City
    • Bronson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Bronson is located in Woodbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
    • Fielding
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Fielding is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielding
    • Adaville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Adaville is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaville
    • Sioux City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Struble
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Struble is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Struble
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
    • Glen Ellen
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Glen Ellen is located in Woodbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ellen

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. Josephs Catholic Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Plymouth County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Hinton
    • Hinton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West (W) of the St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hinton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
  • Kingsley
    • Kingsley lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kingsley.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
  • Le Mars
    • Le Mars lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Le Mars.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Mars
  • Marcus
    • Marcus lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Marcus.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
  • Moville
    • Moville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Moville.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moville
  • Remsen
    • Remsen lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Remsen.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remsen
  • Sioux City
  • South Sioux City

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 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. Josephs Catholic Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Plymouth 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. Josephs Catholic Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1906825  (Saint Josephs Catholic Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1906825 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: Plymouth
      • Est. Elev: 409 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Union Center
      • Location given for Saint Josephs Catholic Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.6444357     Lon: -96.1147434
      • 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 Plymouth, 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. Josephs 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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