A visit to the Saint Michaels 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. Michaels Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Michaels Cemetery:
42.5758, -95.9603
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Plymouth County<2>.
The county seat for Plymouth County is located in Le Mars. Le Mars lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the northwest of the St. Michaels Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Michaels Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the St. Michaels Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Michaels Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kingsley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Kingsley Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Cemetery
- Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Elkhorn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Elkhorn Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Arlington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Arlington Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Cemetery
- Fairfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Grand Meadow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Grand Meadow Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Meadow Cemetery
- St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Family Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Family Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lincoln Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lincoln Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Hinton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95301 <5>
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Wolf Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Wolf Creek Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Cemetery
- Correctionville Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sunset View Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Sunset View Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View Cemetery
- Stanton Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Stanton Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton Cemetery
- Banner Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Banner Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Cemetery
- Lucky Valley Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Lucky Valley Cemetery is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Valley Cemetery
- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Trinity Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the St. Michaels Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Michaels Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kingsley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pierson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pierson is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Moville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- O'Leary
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- O'Leary is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Leary
- Fielding
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fielding is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielding
- Correctionville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Washta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Washta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Lawton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lawton is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
- Anthon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cushing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cushing is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Quimby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Quimby is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quimby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Remsen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bronson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bronson is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- Climbing Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Climbing Hill is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climbing Hill
- Oyens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Oyens is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Mary Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mary Hill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Hill
- Le Mars
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Merrill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Marcus
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- James
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- James is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Evergreen Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Village is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Holiday Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Holiday Village is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Regency of Sioux City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Oto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Oto is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
- Cleghorn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cleghorn is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleghorn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 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. Michaels Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Plymouth County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Michaels Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anthon
- Anthon lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. Michaels Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Anthon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthon
- Correctionville
- Hinton
- Kingsley
- Le Mars
- Marcus
- Moville
- Remsen
- Washta
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 websites either 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Plymouth 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. Michaels Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #461229 (Saint Michaels Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #461229 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: Plymouth
- Est. Elev: 410 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kingsley
- Location given for Saint Michaels Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.5758239 Lon: -95.960294
- 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 Plymouth, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. Michaels 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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