A visit to the Saint Michael 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. Michael Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Michael Cemetery:
42.8055, -91.1804
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Michael Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Michael Cemetery is located in Clayton County<2>.
The county seat for Clayton County is located in Elkader. Elkader lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the St. Michael Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Michael Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the St. Michael Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Michael Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ceres Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Ceres Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceres Cemetery
- McClelland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The McClelland Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClelland Cemetery
- Stock School Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Stock School Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stock School Cemetery
- Borcherding Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Borcherding Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borcherding Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Guttenberg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Guttenberg Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guttenberg Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Tangeman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Tangeman Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangeman Cemetery
- Garnavillo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Garnavillo Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnavillo Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Old Garber Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Garber Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Garber Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The King Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Koenig Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Koenig Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenig Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Krumm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Krumm Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumm Cemetery
- Hartshey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hartshey Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshey Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Clayton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Clayton Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Clayton Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Garnavillo.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94485 <5>
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] of the St. Michael Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Michael Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Guttenberg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Osterdock
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Osterdock is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterdock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Glen Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glen Haven is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Garnavillo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elkport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elkport is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Garber
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garber is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Clayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clayton is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Bagley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bagley is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Millville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Millville is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Estimated population in 2014: 29 people
- Wyalusing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wyalusing is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyalusing
- Clayton Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton Center is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Center
- Littleport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Littleport is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleport
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Turkey River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey River is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey River
- North Andover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North Andover is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
- Colesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Colesburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Cassville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cassville is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Elkader
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mederville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mederville is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mederville
- Wood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wood is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood
- Patch Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Patch Grove is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patch Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
- Saint Olaf
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Osborne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Osborne is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Holy Cross
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Holy Cross is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Luxemburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Luxemburg is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- North Buena Vista
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Buena Vista is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Buena Vista
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Beetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Beetown is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetown
- Bloomington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomington is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Farmersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Farmersburg is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 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. Michael Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clayton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Michael Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bloomington
- Cassville
- Clayton
- Elkader
- Garnavillo
- Guttenberg
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. Michael Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Clayton 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. Michael Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #461226 (Saint Michael Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #461226 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: Clayton
- Est. Elev: 300 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Garnavillo
- Location given for Saint Michael Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.8055441 Lon: -91.1804082
- 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 Clayton, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Michael 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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