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:
42.4486, -90.9962
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 Dubuque County<2>.
The county seat for Dubuque County is located in Dubuque. Dubuque lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east northeast of the St. Josephs Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the St. Josephs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Josephs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- McGee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McGee Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Cemetery
- Epworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Epworth Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Highview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Highview Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview Cemetery
- Fagen Property Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Johns Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tivoli Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Tivoli Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tivoli Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- St. Johns Catholic Placid Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- St. Clement Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Vanduesen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Vanduesen Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanduesen Cemetery
- Annunciation Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Annunciation Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annunciation Cemetery
- St. Francis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
- Rockville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Worthington Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Michael Schmitt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Peosta Protestant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Farley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Epworth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bankston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bankston is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Summit Village Dyersville Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dyersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rockville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rockville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Worthington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Worthington is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
- Peosta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Graf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Graf is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Centralia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Centralia is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Fillmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fillmore is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- New Vienna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Vienna is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vienna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cascade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Holy Cross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Holy Cross is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Luxemburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Luxemburg is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Rickardsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rickardsville is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Bernard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Asbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Asbury is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,841 people
- Durango
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Hopkinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garry Owen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Garry Owen is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garry Owen
- Washington Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Mills is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Mills
- Old Balltown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Old Balltown is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Balltown
- Balltown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Balltown is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Earlville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Dubuque County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Josephs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cascade
- Dyersville
- Earlville
- Epworth
- Hopkinton
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 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 Dubuque 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 #461120 (Saint Josephs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #461120 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: Dubuque
- Est. Elev: 332 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Epworth
- Location given for Saint Josephs Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4486115 Lon: -90.9962446
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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 Dubuque, 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- 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. |