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:
41.3731, -91.9574
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 Keokuk County<2>.
The county seat for Keokuk County is located in Sigourney. Sigourney lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west 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 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 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.
- Lafayette Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lafayette Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Cemetery
- Lafayette Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lafayette Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- St. Elizabeths Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Baden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Baden Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden Cemetery
- St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Talleyrand Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Talleyrand Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand Cemetery
- Tyrone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Tyrone Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Cemetery
- Westminister Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Westminister Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminister Cemetery
- Bethel Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Shockley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Shockley Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockley Cemetery
- Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Valley Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
- Middleton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Middleton Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton Cemetery
- New Haven Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Chester Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The West Chester Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester Cemetery
- Lexington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Lexington Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 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:
- Keota
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Harper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harper is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Talleyrand
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Talleyrand is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
- Nira
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nira is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nira
- Kinross
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kinross is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- West Chester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Chester is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- South English
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- South English is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South English
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Wellman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rubio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rubio is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubio
- North English
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Webster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Sigourney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Ollie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ollie is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Richland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Washington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Amish
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Amish is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish
- Parnell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Brighton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kalona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Keswick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hayesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hayesville is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Nugent
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nugent is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nugent
- Pleasant Plain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Aurora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aurora is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Pekin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pekin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Packwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Packwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Williamstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Williamstown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Frytown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Frytown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Millersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Millersburg is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Ambrose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ambrose is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
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 Keokuk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Marys Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brighton
- Kalona
- Keota
- Keota lies less than 2 miles<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. Marys Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Keota.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keota
- Keswick
- North English
- Parnell
- Pleasant Plain
- Richland
- Sigourney
- South English
- Washington
- Wellman
- West Chester
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Keokuk 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 #461158 (Saint Marys Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #461158 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: Keokuk
- Est. Elev: 233 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Keota
- Location given for Saint Marys Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.3730681 Lon: -91.9573971
- 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 Keokuk, 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 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. |