A visit to the Saint Marys 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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Marys Cemetery:
42.2617, -91.8685
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Benton County<2>.
The county seat for Benton County is located in Vinton. Vinton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the St. Marys Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Marys Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the St. Marys Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Marys Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Spencers Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Urbana Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Urbana Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- The Cox Cemetery has also been known as:
- Primmer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1593452 <5>
- Kisling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Kisling Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kisling Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Clayton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Clayton Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Cemetery
- Bear Creek School Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- Center Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- First Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The First Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Jefferson Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McBroom Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The McBroom Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBroom Cemetery
- Rowley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Rowley Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowley Cemetery
- Pettit Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Pettit Hill Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit Hill Cemetery
- Troy Mills Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Troy Mills Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Mills Cemetery
- Plum Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Plum Grove Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Green's Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alice Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Alice Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice Cemetery
- Circle Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Circle Grove Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Marys Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Marys Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Spencers Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Spencers Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Grove
- Urbana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hamerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hamerville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamerville
- Walker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Walker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Benton City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Benton City is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
- Center Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rowley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brandon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brandon is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Troy Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Quasqueton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shellsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mount Auburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Auburn is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Lafayette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lafayette is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Shady Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Toddville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Palo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Alburnett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paris ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Paris is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Monti
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Monti is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monti
- Independence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jubilee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jubilee is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
- Robinson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Robinson is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Doris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Doris is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doris
- Garrison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garrison is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Robins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Robins is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,570 people
- Winthrop
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winthrop is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
- La Porte City
(16 miles [25.7 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. Marys Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Benton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Marys Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alburnett
- Center Point
- Garrison
- Independence
- La Porte City
- Quasqueton
- Shellsburg
- Urbana
- Vinton
- Walker
- Winthrop
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Benton 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #461172 (Saint Marys Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #461172 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: Benton
- Est. Elev: 282 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Walker
- Location given for Saint Marys Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.2616585 Lon: -91.8685101
- 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 Benton, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. Marys 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. |