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:
42.6466, -95.1658
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 Buena Vista County<2>.
The county seat for Buena Vista County is located in Storm Lake. Storm Lake lies just to the west 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 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the St. Marys Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Marys Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Buena Vista Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hayes Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hayes Twp. Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Twp. Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Scandinavian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Scandinavian Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavian Cemetery
- Newell Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Church of Christ Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Immanuel Reformed Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Newell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Newell Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell Cemetery
- Maple Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Maple Valley Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley Cemetery
- Elk Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Elk Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- German Methodist Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chase Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Chase Cemetery is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chase Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Schaller.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94465 <5>
- Nemaha Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Varina Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Varina Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Cemetery
- Schaller Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Schaller Cemetery is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaller Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
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 Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Marys Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lakeside
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lakeside is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
- Storm Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Casino Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Casino Beach is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casino Beach
- Juniata
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Juniata is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
- Truesdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Alta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Alta is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta <6>
- Newell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nemaha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nemaha is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Rembrandt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Schaller
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Early
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Varina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Varina is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Albert City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elkton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elkton is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Aurelia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Galva
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fonda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sioux Rapids
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Linn Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sac City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marathon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marathon is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 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. Marys Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Buena Vista County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Marys Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alta
- Alta lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the St. Marys Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alta.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Aurelia
- Cherokee
- Early
- Fonda
- Fonda lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the St. Marys Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fonda.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonda
- Laurens
- Lytton
- Nemaha
- Newell
- Peterson
- Sac City
- Schaller
- Sioux Rapids
- Storm Lake
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 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. Marys Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Buena Vista 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 #1823240 (Saint Marys Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1823240 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: Buena Vista
- Est. Elev: 439 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Storm Lake
- Location given for Saint Marys Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.6466466 Lon: -95.1658278
- 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 Buena Vista, 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. 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. |