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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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>

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

Lat:   41.4247°   (41° 25' 28")

Lon:   -94.8725°   (-94° 52' 21")

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

The county seat for Cass County is located in Atlantic. Atlantic lies just to the west southwest of the St. Josephs Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 13 miles [20.9 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.

  • Wiota Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wiota Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wiota Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wiota Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • Highland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • Lorah Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lorah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lorah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lorah Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • Atlantic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atlantic Cemetery
    • The Atlantic Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • The Atlantic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Atlantic Catholic Cemetery
  • Norway Center Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norway Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norway Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Norway Center Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • Franklin Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franklin Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Franklin Lutheran Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • Lincoln Center Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lincoln Center Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Bowen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Oakfield Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Southlawn Memorial Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Southlawn Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Southlawn Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Southlawn Memorial Gardens is located in Cass County
  • Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Massena Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Massena Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Massena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Massena Cemetery is located in Cass County
      • The Massena Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Massena Center Cemetery
    • Holy Trinity Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Audubon County
    • Exira Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Exira Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Exira Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Exira Cemetery is located in Audubon County
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Audubon County
    • Oakfield Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakfield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oakfield Cemetery is located in Audubon County
    • Brighton Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brighton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brighton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brighton Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Eureka Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
      • The St. Johns Catholic Cemetery is located in Adair County
      • The St. Johns Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Johns Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96114 <5>
    • Sunnyhill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunnyhill Cemetery
      • The Sunnyhill Cemetery is located in Adair County
      • The Sunnyhill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Sunny Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96447 <5>
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Audubon County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 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.

  • Wiota
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiota have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiota
    • Wiota is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiota <6>
  • Grove City ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
    • Grove City is located in Cass County
  • Norway Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Center
    • Norway Center is located in Cass County
  • Anita
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anita have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
    • Anita is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 898 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anita <6>
  • Sycamore Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Village
    • Sycamore Village is located in Cass County
  • Atlantic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlantic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
    • Atlantic is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,513 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlantic <6>
  • Brayton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Cumberland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Cumberland is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
  • Exira
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exira have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exira
    • Exira is located in Audubon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exira <6>
  • Massena
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Adair
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adair have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
    • Adair is located in Guthrie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adair <6>
  • Marne
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Lewis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lyman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
      • Lyman is located in Cass County
    • Elk Horn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Horn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Horn
      • Elk Horn is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Horn <6>
    • Bridgewater
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hamlin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
      • Hamlin is located in Audubon County
    • Dewey
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
      • Dewey is located in Cass County
    • North Branch
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
      • North Branch is located in Guthrie County
    • Kimballton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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 Cass County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Anita
    • Anita lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the St. Josephs Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Anita.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
  • Atlantic
  • Audubon
  • Bridgewater
  • Casey
    • Casey lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the St. Josephs Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Casey.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
  • Exira
    • Exira lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North (N) of the St. Josephs Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Exira.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exira
  • Fontanelle
  • Grant
    • Grant lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. Josephs Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Grant.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
  • Griswold
  • Kimballton
  • Lewis
    • Lewis lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the St. Josephs Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lewis.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
  • Marne
    • Marne lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West (W) of the St. Josephs Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Marne.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marne
  • Massena
    • Massena lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. Josephs Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Massena.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massena
  • Walnut
    • Walnut lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the St. Josephs Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Walnut.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut

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 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 Cemetery:

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 #461111  (Saint Josephs Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #461111 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Anita
    • County: Cass         Elev: 405
    • Location given for GNIS #461111 (Saint Josephs Cemetery)

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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 Cass, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Josephs Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4247, Longitude: -94.8725       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.




 

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