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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:

41.4247, -94.8725

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 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 .

Open a Google Map centered on 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)
    • The Wiota Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiota Cemetery
  • Highland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
  • Lorah Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lorah Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorah Cemetery
  • Atlantic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Atlantic Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Cemetery
    • The Atlantic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Atlantic Catholic Cemetery
  • Norway Center Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Franklin Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lincoln Center Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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)
  • Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • Massena Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Massena Cemetery is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massena Cemetery
      • The Massena Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Massena Center Cemetery
    • Holy Trinity Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Audubon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
    • Exira Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Exira Cemetery is located in Audubon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exira Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Audubon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • Oakfield Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Oakfield Cemetery is located in Audubon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield Cemetery
    • Brighton Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Brighton Cemetery is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Cemetery
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Eureka Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The St. Johns Catholic Cemetery is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
      • 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)
      • The Sunnyhill Cemetery is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyhill Cemetery
      • 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)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Audubon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery

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)
  • Grove City ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Grove City is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
  • Norway Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Norway Center is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Center
  • Anita
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sycamore Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Sycamore Village is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Village
  • Atlantic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Brayton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Cumberland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Cumberland is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
  • Exira
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Massena
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Adair
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Marne
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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    • Lewis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lyman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lyman is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
    • Elk Horn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bridgewater
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hamlin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Hamlin is located in Audubon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
    • Dewey
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Dewey is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
    • North Branch
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • North Branch is located in Guthrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
    • 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 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 Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Cass 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 #461111  (Saint Josephs Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #461111 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: Cass
      • Est. Elev: 405 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Anita
      • Location given for Saint Josephs Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.4247104     Lon: -94.8724833
      • 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 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 '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. 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.
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