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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:

42.7692, -91.1354

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 Clayton County<2>.

The county seat for Clayton County is located in Elkader. Elkader lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west northwest 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 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.

  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Guttenberg Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Guttenberg Cemetery is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guttenberg Cemetery
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
  • Stock School Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Stock School Cemetery is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stock School Cemetery
  • Borcherding Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Borcherding Cemetery is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borcherding Cemetery
  • St. Michael Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Michael Cemetery is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael Cemetery
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
  • King Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The King Cemetery is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
  • Koenig Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Koenig Cemetery is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenig Cemetery
  • Ceres Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ceres Cemetery is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceres Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Colesburg.
    • The Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bethel Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2140846 <5>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Friedlein Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Friedlein Cemetery is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedlein Cemetery
    • Redman Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Redman Cemetery is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman Cemetery
    • Bierer Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bierer Cemetery is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bierer Cemetery
    • McClelland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The McClelland Cemetery is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClelland Cemetery
    • Graham Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Graham Cemetery is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
    • Charlotte Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Charlotte Cemetery is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte Cemetery
    • Tangeman Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Tangeman Cemetery is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangeman Cemetery
    • Old Garber Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Old Garber Cemetery is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Garber Cemetery
    • Hansel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hansel Cemetery is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansel Cemetery
    • Bolsinger Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Griffith Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Griffith Cemetery is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
    • Goshen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Goshen Cemetery is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
    • Gockel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Gockel Cemetery is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gockel Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 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:

  • Osterdock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Osterdock is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterdock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
  • Guttenberg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Millville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Millville is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 29 people
  • Glen Haven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Glen Haven is located in Grant County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
  • Garber
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Garber is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Elkport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Elkport is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
  • Turkey River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Turkey River is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey River
  • Cassville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cassville is located in Grant County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
  • Garnavillo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Colesburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Colesburg is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
  • North Andover
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • North Andover is located in Grant County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
  • Bagley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Bagley is located in Grant County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Clayton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Clayton is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
    • North Buena Vista
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • North Buena Vista is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Buena Vista
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Luxemburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Luxemburg is located in Dubuque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Littleport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Littleport is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleport
    • Wood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Wood is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood
    • Holy Cross
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Holy Cross is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
    • Wyalusing
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Wyalusing is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyalusing
    • Beetown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Beetown is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetown
    • Clayton Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Clayton Center is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Center
    • Holy Cross
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Holy Cross is located in Dubuque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
    • Bloomington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Bloomington is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
    • Waupeton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Waupeton is located in Dubuque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupeton
    • Patch Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Patch Grove is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patch Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
    • Elkader
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mederville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Mederville is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mederville

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 Clayton County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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. Marys Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Clayton 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 #461180  (Saint Marys Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #461180 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: Clayton
      • Est. Elev: 299 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Garnavillo
      • Location given for Saint Marys Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.7691564     Lon: -91.1354075
      • 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 Clayton, 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 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.