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:
43.1864, -96.2881
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 Sioux County<2>.
The county seat for Sioux County is located in Orange City. Orange City lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the southeast 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 14 miles [22.5 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.
- Carmel Reformed Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Peace Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Lebanon Christian Reform Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Hope Cemetery is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
- Sioux Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Sioux Cemetery is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Garfield Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bragstad Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eden Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Highland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
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- St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Richland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Memory Gardens Sioux Center Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Memory Gardens Sioux Center Cemetery is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Gardens Sioux Center Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Memory Gardens Sioux Center Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Sioux Center.
- The Memory Gardens Sioux Center Cemetery has also been known as:
- Memory Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1291722 <5>
- Bethany Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Middleburg Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Middleburg Cemetery is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg Cemetery
- Boyden Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Boyden Cemetery is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Rock Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Perkins
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Perkins is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Doon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lebanon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lebanon is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Hull
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Westbrook Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westbrook Village is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Hudson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sioux Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alvord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fairview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Inwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Middleburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Middleburg is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ireton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Boyden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Boyden is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Beloit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beloit is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
- Hawarden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maurice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Maurice is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Edna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edna is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Moe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Moe is located in Lincoln County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moe
- McNally
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- McNally is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNally
- Orange City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- George
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Rapids
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Canton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lester is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 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 Sioux County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Marys Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alvord
- Beloit
- Boyden
- Canton
- Doon
- Doon lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. Marys Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Doon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doon
- Fairview
- George
- Hawarden
- Hudson
- Hull
- Inwood
- Ireton
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Continue List (5 more)
- Orange City
- Rock Rapids
- Rock Valley
- Sioux Center
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 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 Sioux 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 #461190 (Saint Marys Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #461190 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: Sioux
- Est. Elev: 425 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rock Valley
- Location given for Saint Marys Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.1863711 Lon: -96.2880814
- 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 Sioux, 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. |