A visit to the Saint Margarets 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. Margarets Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Margarets Cemetery:
42.8055, -94.5222
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Margarets Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Margarets Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County<2>.
The county seat for Pocahontas County is located in Pocahontas. Pocahontas lies just to the west southwest of the St. Margarets Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the St. Margarets Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Margarets Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Rolfe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Rolfe Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Rolfe Cemetery
- Powhatan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Powhatan Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Marble Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Marble Valley Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley Cemetery
- McKnight Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The McKnight Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKnight Cemetery
- Omer - Thorsen Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Summit Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Summit Hill Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hill Cemetery
- Havelock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Havelock Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock Cemetery
- Weaver Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Weaver Twp. Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Twp. Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Lincoln Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
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- Ellington Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Ellington Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington Cemetery
- The Ellington Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ellington Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2196380 <5>
- Riverside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Marble Valley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Marble Valley Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley Cemetery
- Apostolic Christian Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Bend Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The West Bend Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Bode Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Bode Memorial Park is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode Memorial Park
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. Margarets Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Margarets Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rolfe
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bradgate
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bradgate is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradgate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Gilmore City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plover is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Pocahontas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ottosen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ottosen is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottosen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Havelock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Palmer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pioneer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Rutland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rutland is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Bode
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bode is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
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- Mallard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rodman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rodman is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Humboldt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Arnold
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Arnold is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Curlew
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Curlew is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curlew
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Laurens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Clare
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clare is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Dakota City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Livermore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Livermore is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
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. Margarets Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pocahontas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Margarets Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bode
- Bode lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the St. Margarets Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bode.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode
- Bradgate
- Gilmore City
- Havelock
- Humboldt
- Laurens
- Livermore
- Mallard
- Manson
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Pocahontas
- Pomeroy
- Rolfe
- Rolfe lies less than 2 miles<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the St. Margarets Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rolfe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolfe
- West Bend
- Whittemore
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. Margarets Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Pocahontas 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. Margarets Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1822757 (Saint Margarets Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1822757 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: Pocahontas
- Est. Elev: 360 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rolfe
- Location given for Saint Margarets Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.8055281 Lon: -94.522198
- 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 Pocahontas, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Margarets 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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