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:
42.8489, -91.4024
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 Clayton County<2>.
The county seat for Clayton County is located in Elkader. Elkader lies just to the north 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 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.
- Hartmann Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hartmann Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmann Cemetery
- Dohrer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dohrer Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dohrer Cemetery
- Meyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Meyer Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer Cemetery
- Cords Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cords Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cords Cemetery
- Osborne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Osborne Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Cemetery
- Schmidt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Schmidt Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schmidt Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Colony Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- County Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The County Home Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
- Erhardt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Erhardt Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erhardt Cemetery
- Communia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Communia Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Communia Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Communia Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Elkader.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94500 <5>
- Meenan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Meenan Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meenan Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Clayton Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Mederville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mederville Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mederville Cemetery
- Norway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Norway Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Cemetery
- Johanningmeier Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Weymouth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Weymouth Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth Cemetery
- Eberhard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Eberhard Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eberhard Cemetery
- Blanchaine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Blanchaine Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchaine Cemetery
- Krumm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Krumm Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumm Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Elkader
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Osborne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Osborne is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Clayton Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton Center is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Center
- Saint Olaf
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mederville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mederville is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mederville
- Littleport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Littleport is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleport
- Volga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Volga is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Farmersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Farmersburg is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Garnavillo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Elkport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elkport is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Garber
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Garber is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Gunder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gunder is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunder
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Illyria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Illyria is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illyria
- Wadena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Strawberry Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wood is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood
- Clayton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Clayton is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Beulah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Beulah is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Elgin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Luana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Edgewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Osterdock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Osterdock is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterdock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Wyalusing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wyalusing is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyalusing
- Monona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Arlington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Guttenberg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bagley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bagley is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 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. Josephs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clayton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Josephs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arlington
- Clayton
- Elgin
- Elgin lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the St. Josephs Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elgin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Elkader
- Garnavillo
- Guttenberg
- Monona
- Strawberry Point
- Volga
- Volga lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St. Josephs Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Volga.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Clayton 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 #461129 (Saint Josephs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #461129 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: Clayton
- Est. Elev: 229 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elkader
- Location given for Saint Josephs Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.848874 Lon: -91.4023601
- 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 Clayton, 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 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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