A visit to the Saint Marys Catholic 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. Marys Catholic Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Marys Catholic Cemetery:
42.4192, -92.2182
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Marys Catholic Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Marys Catholic Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County<2>.
The county seat for Black Hawk County is located in Waterloo. Waterloo lies just to the northwest of the St. Marys Catholic Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the St. Marys Catholic Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Marys Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Poyner Twp. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Poyner Twp. Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyner Twp. Cemetery
- Washburn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Washburn Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Muslim Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Muslim Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muslim Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Sons of Jacob Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sons of Jacob Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sons of Jacob Cemetery
- Anton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Anton Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anton Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Orange Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Orange Twp. Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Twp. Cemetery
- Westview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Westview Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Cemetery
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- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Waterloo.
- The Elmwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Waterloo Elmwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94674 <5>
- Waterloo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Waterloo Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo Cemetery
- Eagle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Eagle Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cemetery
- St. Marys of Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- New Barclay Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The New Barclay Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Barclay Cemetery
- St. Francis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis 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. Marys Catholic Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Marys Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gilbertville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
- Raymond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Raymond is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Elk Run Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Run Heights is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
- Evansdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jubilee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jubilee is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
- Dewar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dewar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
- La Porte City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Eagle Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Center is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Center
- Shady Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Jesup
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Edwards ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Edwards is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
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- Dunkerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dunkerton is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Mount Auburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Auburn is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Hudson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brandon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brandon is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Voorhies
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Voorhies is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Blessing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blessing is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blessing
- Cedar City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar City is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Cedar Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Cedar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Cedar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cedar
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. Marys Catholic Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Black Hawk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Marys Catholic Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cedar Falls
- Dysart
- Dysart lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. Marys Catholic Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dysart.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysart
- Fairbank
- Independence
- La Porte City
- Waterloo
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 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. Marys Catholic Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Black Hawk 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. Marys Catholic Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2046219 (Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2046219 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: Black Hawk
- Est. Elev: 265 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gilbertville
- Location given for Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4191556 Lon: -92.2182381
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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 Black Hawk, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- St. Marys Catholic 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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