A visit to the Saint Matthews Lutheran 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. Matthews Lutheran Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Matthews Lutheran Cemetery:
42.6042, -90.7912
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Matthews Lutheran Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Matthews Lutheran Cemetery is located in Dubuque County<2>.
The county seat for Dubuque County is located in Dubuque. Dubuque lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the St. Matthews Lutheran Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the St. Matthews Lutheran Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Matthews Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sherrill Presbyterian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Congregational Rock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Durango Congregational Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Durango Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Durango Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango Cemetery
- St. Francis Assisi Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Richardsville Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Osceola Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Osceola Cemetery is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Cemetery
- Cottage Hill Protestant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cottage Hill Christian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Christian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Christian Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Asbury Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
- Van Buren Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Van Buren Cemetery is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren Cemetery
- Sniffea Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Sniffea Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sniffea Cemetery
- Sinnipee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Sinnipee Cemetery is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnipee Cemetery
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
- Bankston Park Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Centralia Presbyterian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Center Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Center Grove Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove Cemetery
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Cherry Hill Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill Cemetery
- Linwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- British Hollow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Matthews Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Matthews Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sherrill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Durango
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old Balltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Balltown is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Balltown
- Rickardsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rickardsville is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Balltown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Balltown is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Sageville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sageville is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sageville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Asbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Asbury is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,841 people
- Waupeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waupeton is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupeton
- Sinnipee ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sinnipee is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnipee
- Tennyson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tennyson is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennyson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Potosi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Potosi is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
- Graf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Graf is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rutledge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rutledge is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Centralia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Centralia is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Dubuque
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Buena Vista
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Buena Vista is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Buena Vista
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Bankston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bankston is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- East Dubuque
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dickeyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dickeyville is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
- Holy Cross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Holy Cross is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Peosta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Key West
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Key West is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key West
- Rockdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Epworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cattese
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cattese is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattese
- Jamestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jamestown is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Cassville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cassville is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 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. Matthews Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dubuque County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Matthews Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cassville
- Dubuque
- East Dubuque
- Epworth
- Potosi
- Potosi lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. Matthews Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Potosi.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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. Matthews Lutheran Cemetery:
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- 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. Matthews Lutheran Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2001467 (Saint Matthews Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2001467 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: Dubuque
- Est. Elev: 324 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sherrill
- Location given for Saint Matthews Lutheran Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.6041646 Lon: -90.7912384
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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 Dubuque, 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. Matthews Lutheran 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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