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A visit to the Saint Lukes Catholic Cemetery ...


The location of the St. Lukes Catholic Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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. Lukes Catholic Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Lukes Catholic Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Lukes Catholic Cemetery

Lat:   43.0641°   (43° 3' 50")

Lon:   -91.9302°   (-91° 55' 48")

The St. Lukes Catholic Cemetery is located in Fayette County<2>.

The county seat for Fayette County is located in West Union. West Union lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the St. Lukes Catholic Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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. Lukes Catholic Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Fayette County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the St. Lukes Catholic Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Lukes Catholic Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Lukes Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Saint Lucas
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Lucas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucas
      • Saint Lucas is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
    • Douglass
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
      • Douglass is located in Fayette County
    • Festina
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fort Atkinson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Waucoma
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jackson Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Junction
      • Jackson Junction is located in Winneshiek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • Alpha
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
      • Alpha is located in Fayette County
    • Navan
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navan
      • Navan is located in Winneshiek County
    • Hawkeye
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawkeye have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
      • Hawkeye is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
    • Calmar
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calmar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calmar
      • Calmar is located in Winneshiek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calmar <4>
    • West Union
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
      • West Union is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,270 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Union <4>
    • Spillville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Ossian
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ossian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossian
        • Ossian is located in Winneshiek County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossian <4>
      • Donnan
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donnan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnan
        • Donnan is located in Fayette County
      • Lawler
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
        • Lawler is located in Chickasaw County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawler <4>
      • Castalia
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
        • Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
      • Protivin
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Randalia
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalia
        • Randalia is located in Fayette County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
      • Brainard
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainard
        • Brainard is located in Fayette County
      • Clermont
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clermont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
        • Clermont is located in Fayette County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clermont <4>

    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. Lukes Catholic Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fayette County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Lukes Catholic Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Calmar
      • Calmar lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. Lukes Catholic Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Calmar.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calmar
    • Clermont
    • Decorah
      • Decorah lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. Lukes Catholic Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Decorah.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decorah
    • Elgin
      • Elgin lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the St. Lukes Catholic Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elgin.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Fayette
      • Fayette lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. Lukes Catholic Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fayette.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
    • Fredericksburg
    • Hawkeye
    • Lawler
      • Lawler lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West (W) of the St. Lukes Catholic Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lawler.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
    • Ossian
      • Ossian lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the St. Lukes Catholic Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ossian.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossian
    • Ridgeway
    • Sumner
      • Sumner lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. Lukes Catholic Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sumner.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
    • Waucoma
    • West Union

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the St. Lukes Catholic Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Lukes Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Eden Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eden Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden Cemetery
    • St. Anthonys Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthonys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthonys Cemetery
    • Young Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Young Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Young Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Waucoma Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waucoma Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Waucoma Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waucoma Cemetery
    • Oak Lawn Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Lawn Cemetery
    • Oak Ridge Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
    • St. Peter Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter Cemetery
    • Auburn Twp. Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Auburn Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Auburn Twp. Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Auburn Twp. Cemetery
    • Dover Twp. Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dover Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dover Twp. Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dover Twp. Cemetery
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Pitts Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pitts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pitts Cemetery is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pitts Cemetery
      • St. Marys Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Smallest Church Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smallest Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Smallest Church Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smallest Church Cemetery
      • St. Johns Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Alpha Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alpha Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Alpha Cemetery is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alpha Cemetery
      • Windsor Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Windsor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Windsor Cemetery is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Windsor Cemetery
      • Boale Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Boale Cemetery is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boale Cemetery
      • C J Jack Farm Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the C J Jack Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The C J Jack Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the C J Jack Farm Cemetery
      • St. Rose Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Rose Cemetery is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Rose Cemetery
      • Bethel Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Alpha.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94251 <6>
      • George Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the George Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The George Cemetery is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the George Cemetery
      • Bethany Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
      • Stavanger Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stavanger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Stavanger Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stavanger Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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. Lukes Catholic Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1945191  (Saint Lukes Catholic Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1945191 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Saint Lucas
      • County: Fayette         Elev: 342
      • Location given for GNIS #1945191 (Saint Lukes Catholic Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

    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 Fayette, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Lukes Catholic Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0641, Longitude: -91.9302       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Lukes Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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