A visit to the Saint Joseph's German Lutheran 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. Joseph's German Lutheran Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Joseph's German Lutheran Cemetery:
41.9583, -92.8113
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Joseph's German Lutheran Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Joseph's German Lutheran Cemetery is located in Marshall County<2>.
The county seat for Marshall County is located in Marshalltown. Marshalltown lies just to the northwest of the St. Joseph's German Lutheran Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the St. Joseph's German Lutheran Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Joseph's German Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Strand Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rock Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rock Valley Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Friends Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Le Grand.
- The Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
- LeGrand Friends Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1964757 <5>
- Le Grand Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Prairie View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Prairie View Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Cemetery
- Butlerville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Butlerville Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Bowles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bowles Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowles Cemetery
- Rose Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Timber Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Timber Creek Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Creek Cemetery
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- Wallin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Wallin Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallin Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Rouse Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Rouse Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouse Cemetery
- Murty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Murty Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murty Cemetery
- Iowa River Brethren Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Iowa River Brethren Church Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa River Brethren Church Cemetery
- The Iowa River Brethren Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Iowa River Brethren Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #951271 <5>
- Center School Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Center School Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center School Cemetery
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Methodist Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
- Korns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Korns Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korns Cemetery
- Dodson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Dodson Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Joseph's German Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Joseph's German Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dunbar
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dunbar is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Dillon
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dillon is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Ferguson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ferguson is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Le Grand
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gilman
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gilman is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Montour
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Laurel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Marshalltown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Haverhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Newburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Newburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Green Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Green Mountain is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- Luray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Luray is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Garwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garwin is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Tama
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Toledo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Marietta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marietta is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- LaMoille
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- LaMoille is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaMoille
- State Center Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sheridan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sheridan is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Albion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Melbourne
(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. Joseph's German Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marshall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Joseph's German Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albion
- Albion lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the St. Joseph's German Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Albion.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Gilman
- Gilman lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. Joseph's German Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gilman.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Gladbrook
- Grinnell
- Grinnell lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. Joseph's German Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Grinnell.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinnell
- Le Grand
- Le Grand lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. Joseph's German Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Le Grand.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Grand
- Marietta
- Marshalltown
- Melbourne
- Montour
- Montour lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the St. Joseph's German Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Montour.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour
- Tama
- Tama lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East (E) of the St. Joseph's German Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tama.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tama
- Toledo
- Toledo lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East (E) of the St. Joseph's German Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Toledo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
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 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. Joseph's German Lutheran Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Marshall 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. Joseph's German Lutheran Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1997228 (Saint Joseph's German Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1997228 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: Marshall
- Est. Elev: 302 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gilman
- Location given for Saint Joseph's German Lutheran Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.958323 Lon: -92.8113084
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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 Marshall, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Joseph's German Lutheran 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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