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:
42.2955, -95.8758
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 Woodbury County<2>.
The county seat for Woodbury County is located in Sioux City. Sioux City lies 30 miles [48.3 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 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 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.
- Oto Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Oto Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oto Cemetery
- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Peiro Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Peiro Bethel Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peiro Bethel Cemetery
- Smithland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Smithland Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland Cemetery
- Hollister Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hollister Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister Cemetery
- Lucky Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Lucky Valley Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Valley Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Wolf Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Wolf Creek Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Cemetery
- German City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The German City Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German City Cemetery
- Grant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Monona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Danbury Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Danbury Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Willow Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Willow Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Cemetery
- Heisler Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Heisler Cemetery is located in Monona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heisler Cemetery
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Climbing Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Climbing Hill Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climbing Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Monona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Monona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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:
- Oto
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oto is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
- Smithland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Anthon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rodney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rodney is located in Monona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Danbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mapleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Climbing Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Climbing Hill is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climbing Hill
- Hornick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hornick is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Correctionville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Battle Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Castana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cushing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cushing is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Moville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pierson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pierson is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Sloan
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Whiting
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bronson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bronson is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- Turin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ute
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ricketts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ricketts is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Kingsley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ida Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Washta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Washta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Lawton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lawton is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 979 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 Woodbury County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Marys Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anthon
- Battle Creek
- Charter Oak
- Correctionville
- Danbury
- Holstein
- Ida Grove
- Kingsley
- Mapleton
- Moville
- Onawa
- Onawa lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. Marys Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Onawa.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onawa
- Smithland
- Soldier
- Washta
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 Woodbury 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 #1996001 (Saint Marys Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1996001 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: Woodbury
- Est. Elev: 356 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oto
- Location given for Saint Marys Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.2955458 Lon: -95.8758426
- 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 Woodbury, 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. |