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A visit to the Saint Josephs 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 Cemetery ...

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

42.7200, -92.4541

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

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

The county seat for Bremer County is located in Waverly. Waverly lies just to the west northwest of the St. Josephs Cemetery .

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

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the St. Josephs Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Warren Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Warren Cemetery is located in Bremer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
  • Pilot Mound Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pilot Mound Cemetery is located in Bremer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Mound Cemetery
  • Warren Evangelical Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Andrews Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Andrews Cemetery is located in Bremer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews Cemetery
  • Spring Lake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Spring Lake Cemetery is located in Bremer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake Cemetery
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Bremer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
  • Waverly Junction Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Newell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Finchford Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Finchford Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchford Cemetery
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
    • The St. Pauls Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Paul's United Church of Christ Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2142646 <5>
  • St. Paul UCC Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Paul UCC Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul UCC Cemetery
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    • East Janesville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The East Janesville Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Janesville Cemetery
      • The East Janesville Cemetery has also been known as:
      • East Janesville Methodist Episcopal (ME) Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2142571 <5>
    • Jefferson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Cemetery
    • Jefferson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Bremer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Bremer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Bremer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
    • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • County Farm Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The County Farm Cemetery is located in Bremer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Josephs Cemetery.

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

  • Waverly
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Bremer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bremer is located in Bremer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremer
  • Janesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Denver
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Shell Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Finchford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Finchford is located in Black Hawk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchford
  • Horton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Horton is located in Bremer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
  • Plainfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Knittel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Knittel is located in Bremer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knittel
  • Seigel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Seigel is located in Bremer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seigel
  • North Cedar
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • North Cedar is located in Black Hawk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cedar
  • Readlyn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Tripoli
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Clarksville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Falls
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Cedar City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Cedar City is located in Black Hawk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
    • Klinger
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Klinger is located in Bremer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klinger
    • Coster
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Coster is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
    • New Hartford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Frederika
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Frederika is located in Bremer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederika
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
    • Edwards ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Edwards is located in Black Hawk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
    • Nashua
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Nashua is located in Chickasaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <6>
    • Waterloo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Republic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Republic is located in Chickasaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
    • Butler Center
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Butler Center is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Center

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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bremer County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Bremer 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 Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #461126  (Saint Josephs Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #461126 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: Bremer
      • Est. Elev: 295 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Waverly
      • Location given for Saint Josephs Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.7199812     Lon: -92.4540732
      • 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 Bremer, 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. Josephs 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.