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:
43.1916, -96.1272
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 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southeast 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.
- Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hope Cemetery is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Garfield Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Boyden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Boyden Cemetery is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden Cemetery
- Carmel Reformed Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Middleburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Middleburg Cemetery is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Valley View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- Memory Gardens Sioux Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Memory Gardens Sioux Center Cemetery is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Gardens Sioux Center Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Memory Gardens Sioux Center Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Sioux Center.
- The Memory Gardens Sioux Center Cemetery has also been known as:
- Memory Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1291722 <5>
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Peace Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hope Reformed Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newkirk Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Newkirk Cemetery is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newkirk Cemetery
- Lyon County First Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- West Lawn Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The West Lawn Cemetery is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lawn Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Lebanon Christian Reform Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hospers Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Hospers Cemetery is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hospers Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Hull
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Perkins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Perkins is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Middleburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Middleburg is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
- Boyden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Boyden is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Doon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westbrook Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Westbrook Village is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Sioux Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rock Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Matlock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- George
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lebanon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lebanon is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Orange City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hospers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Edna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Edna is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Alvord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sheldon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Maurice
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Maurice is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Alton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Rapids
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hudson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ireton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Inwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ashton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview
(18 miles [29 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 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
- Alton lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. Josephs Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Alvord
- Boyden
- Doon
- Doon lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the St. Josephs Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Doon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doon
- Fairview
- George
- Hudson
- Hull
- Hull lies less than 2 miles<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St. Josephs Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hull.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Inwood
- Ireton
- Maurice
- Orange City
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- Rock Valley
- Sheldon
- Sioux Center
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 #1906349 (Saint Josephs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1906349 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: 442 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hull
- Location given for Saint Josephs Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.1916473 Lon: -96.127244
- 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 things 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. |