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:
42.9939, -93.9472
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 Hancock County<2>.
The county seat for Hancock County is located in Garner. Garner lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the east northeast 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] of the St. Marys Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Marys Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Magor Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Boone Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Boone Twp. Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Twp. Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- St. Benedict Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wesley Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Luverne Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Luverne Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luverne Twp. Cemetery
- Amsterdam Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Amsterdam Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Orthel Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Orthel Twp. Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orthel Twp. Cemetery
- Damman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Damman Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damman Cemetery
- Swiss Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Swiss Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiss Cemetery
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- Wright Christian Reformed Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wright City Christian Reform Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Old Amsterdam Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Britt.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94704 <5>
- National Hobo Memorial
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The National Hobo Memorial is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hobo Memorial
- To give a relative sense of its location, the National Hobo Memorial is located outside and to the northeast of Britt.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1498969 <5>
- West Lake Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Vernon Twp. Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Vernon Twp. Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Twp. Cemetery
- Norway Twp. Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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:
- Corwith
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Corwith is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwith
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Wesley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wesley is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Hutchins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hutchins is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
- Kanawha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lu Verne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sexton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sexton is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
- Britt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Renwick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Irvington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Irvington is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Hardy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hardy is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Duncan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Duncan is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Livermore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Livermore is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
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- Olaf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Olaf is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaf
- Algona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Woden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Arnold
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Titonka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Titonka is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titonka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Goldfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Goodell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Goodell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Klemme
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Crystal Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Holmes
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Holmes is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes
- Garner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bode
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bode is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- German Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- German Valley is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Valley
- Cornelia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cornelia is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
- Belmond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Burt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Burt is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 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 Hancock County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Marys Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Algona
- Belmond
- Bode
- Bode lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St. Marys Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bode.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode
- Britt
- Burt
- Burt lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the St. Marys Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Burt.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Corwith
- Garner
- Goldfield
- Goodell
- Kanawha
- Klemme
- Livermore
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- Renwick
- Titonka
- Wesley
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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Hancock 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 #461184 (Saint Marys Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #461184 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: Hancock
- Est. Elev: 354 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Corwith
- Location given for Saint Marys Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.9938554 Lon: -93.9471732
- 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 Hancock, 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 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. |
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