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A visit to the Saint Michaels Catholic Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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. Michaels Catholic Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Michaels Catholic Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Michaels Catholic Cemetery

Lat:   41.5903°   (41° 35' 25")

Lon:   -91.9135°   (-91° 54' 48")

The St. Michaels Catholic Cemetery is located in Iowa County<2>.

The county seat for Iowa County is located in Marengo. Marengo lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the St. Michaels Catholic Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the St. Michaels Catholic Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Michaels Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Ricord Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ricord Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ricord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ricord Cemetery is located in Iowa County
  • Champion Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Champion Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Champion Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Champion Hill Cemetery is located in Iowa County
  • McArtor Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McArtor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McArtor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McArtor Cemetery is located in Iowa County
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Iowa County
  • Piersol Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piersol Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piersol Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Piersol Cemetery is located in Iowa County
  • West Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Union Cemetery
    • The West Union Cemetery is located in Johnson County
  • Dane Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dane Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dane Cemetery is located in Iowa County
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Frytown.
    • The Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • John Eich Graham Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94248 <5>
  • Harrington Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harrington Cemetery is located in Iowa County
  • German Evangelical Lutheran Emanuel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Evangelical Lutheran Emanuel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Evangelical Lutheran Emanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The German Evangelical Lutheran Emanuel Cemetery is located in Iowa County
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located in Iowa County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Iowa County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
      • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Iowa County
    • St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Yankee Point Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yankee Point Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yankee Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Yankee Point Cemetery is located in Iowa County
    • Walsh Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walsh Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walsh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walsh Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
    • Watters Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watters Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Watters Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
    • Schottler Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schottler Cemetery
      • The Schottler Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • The Schottler Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Shetler Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2440243 <5>
    • Lower Deer Creek Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wertz Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Michaels Catholic Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Michaels Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Parnell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parnell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
    • Parnell is located in Iowa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parnell <6>
  • Amish
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish
    • Amish is located in Johnson County
  • Windham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
    • Windham is located in Johnson County
  • Williamsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Williamsburg is located in Iowa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,179 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <6>
  • North English
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Kinross
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinross have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinross
    • Kinross is located in Keokuk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
  • Nira
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nira. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nira
    • Nira is located in Washington County
  • Wellman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
    • Wellman is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellman <6>
  • Williamstown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
    • Williamstown is located in Johnson County
  • Frytown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
    • Frytown is located in Johnson County
  • Cosgrove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosgrove
    • Cosgrove is located in Johnson County
  • Conroy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conroy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroy
    • Conroy is located in Iowa County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Oxford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Oxford is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <6>
    • Millersburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
      • Millersburg is located in Iowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
    • South Amana
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Amana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amana
      • South Amana is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Amana <6>
    • South English
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South English
      • South English is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
    • Kalona
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kalona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalona
      • Kalona is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalona <6>
    • Amana
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Middle Amana
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Keota
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Tiffin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tiffin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffin
      • Tiffin is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,629 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiffin <6>
    • West Amana
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amana
      • West Amana is located in Iowa County

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. Michaels Catholic Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Iowa County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Michaels Catholic Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Amana
    • Amana lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North (N) of the St. Michaels Catholic Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Amana.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amana
  • Coralville
  • Kalona
    • Kalona lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the St. Michaels Catholic Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kalona.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalona
  • Keota
    • Keota lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South (S) of the St. Michaels Catholic Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Keota.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keota
  • Marengo
    • Marengo lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the St. Michaels Catholic Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Marengo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
  • North English
  • Oxford
    • Oxford lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. Michaels Catholic Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oxford.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Parnell
  • South English
  • Wellman
    • Wellman lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. Michaels Catholic Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wellman.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
  • West Chester
  • Williamsburg

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 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. Michaels Catholic Cemetery:

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. Michaels Catholic Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2047407  (Saint Michaels Catholic Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #2047407 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Holbrook
    • County: Iowa         Elev: 249
    • Location given for GNIS #2047407 (Saint Michaels Catholic Cemetery)

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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 Iowa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Michaels Catholic Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5903, Longitude: -91.9135       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Michaels Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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