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:
42.4272, -92.6127
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 Grundy County<2>.
The county seat for Grundy County is located in Grundy Center. Grundy Center lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the St. Marys 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] of the St. Marys Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Marys Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Elmwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Grant Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Grant Twp. Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Twp. Cemetery
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
- Lincoln Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Weiss Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Weiss Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiss Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- Fairfield Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Beaver Grove Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Grove Cemetery
- Cedar Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cedar Valley Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Beaver Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Beaver Twp. Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Twp. Cemetery
- Washington Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Reinbeck City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Reinbeck City Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinbeck City Cemetery
- The Reinbeck City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Reinbeck Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #546844 <5>
- Lincoln Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Hudson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
- Fairfield Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Reformed Church of Stout Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Benson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Benson Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Cemetery
- Rarick Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Rarick Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rarick Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Dike
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fredsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fredsville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredsville
- Morrison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reinbeck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sinclair
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sinclair is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair
- Hudson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stout
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stout is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Fern
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fern is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Holland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Grundy Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Voorhies
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Voorhies is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- New Hartford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lincoln
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lincoln is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Blessing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blessing is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blessing
- Cedar City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar City is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Cedar Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Cedar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Cedar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cedar
- Dinsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dinsdale is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsdale
- Parkersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Buck Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Buck Grove is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Eagle Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Center is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Center
- Waterloo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Finchford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Finchford is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchford
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 Grundy County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Marys Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cedar Falls
- Dike
- Dike lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the St. Marys Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dike.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dike
- Grundy Center
- Reinbeck
- Waterloo
- Wellsburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Grundy 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 #461173 (Saint Marys Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #461173 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: Grundy
- Est. Elev: 302 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Zaneta
- Location given for Saint Marys Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4272062 Lon: -92.612694
- 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 Grundy, 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' 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. |