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:
42.9814, -95.8720
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 Sioux County<2>.
The county seat for Sioux County is located in Orange City. Orange City lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west 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 22 that are within 14 miles [22.5 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.
- Floyd Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Floyd Twp. Cemetery is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Twp. Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Hospers Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
- Hospers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hospers Cemetery is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hospers Cemetery
- Newkirk Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Newkirk Cemetery is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newkirk Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Nassau Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Nassau Twp. Cemetery is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau Twp. Cemetery
- Prairie View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Prairie View Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Cemetery
- West Prairie View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Lawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The West Lawn Cemetery is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lawn Cemetery
- Holy Name Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Holy Name Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Name Cemetery
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- Marcus - Amherst Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Eason Family Burial Plot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Friends Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Middleburg Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Middleburg Cemetery is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg Cemetery
- Sherman Twp. Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Sherman Twp. Cemetery is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Twp. Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Remsen.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96194 <5>
- Remsen Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Remsen Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remsen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Remsen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Remsen.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95928 <5>
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- East Lawn Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The East Lawn Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lawn Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul 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:
- Granville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Granville is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Germantown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Germantown is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Hospers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Alton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Paullina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Paullina is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paullina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
- Orange City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Marcus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Archer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Remsen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sheldon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Middleburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Middleburg is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
- Oyens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oyens is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cleghorn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cleghorn is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleghorn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Primghar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boyden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boyden is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Maurice
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Maurice is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Calumet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Calumet is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Sioux Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Struble
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Struble is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Struble
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Meriden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Meriden is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Sanborn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westbrook Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westbrook Village is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Larrabee
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Larrabee is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Matlock
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mary Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mary Hill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Hill
- Sutherland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hull
(19 miles [30.6 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 Sioux County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Josephs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alton
- Boyden
- Calumet
- Hull
- Hull lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the St. Josephs Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hull.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Larrabee
- Marcus
- Maurice
- Orange City
- Paullina
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Remsen
- Sanborn
- Sheldon
- Sioux Center
- Sutherland
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:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Sioux 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 #461131 (Saint Josephs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #461131 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: Sioux
- Est. Elev: 443 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Granville East
- Location given for Saint Josephs Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.9813736 Lon: -95.871959
- 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 Sioux, 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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