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A visit to the Saint Paul 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. Paul Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Paul 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. Paul Cemetery

Lat:   43.1747°   (43° 10' 28")

Lon:   -95.8414°   (-95° 50' 29")

The St. Paul Cemetery is located in O'Brien County<2>.

The county seat for O'Brien County is located in Primghar. Primghar lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east southeast of the St. Paul Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the St. Paul Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Sioux County
  • Quaker Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Quaker Cemetery is located in Lyon County
  • Hospers Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hospers Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hospers Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hospers Memorial Cemetery is located in Sioux County
  • Hospers Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hospers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hospers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hospers Cemetery is located in Sioux County
  • St. Anthonys Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthonys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthonys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Sioux County
  • Floyd Twp. Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Floyd Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Floyd Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Floyd Twp. Cemetery is located in Sioux County
  • Roseland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roseland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roseland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Roseland Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
  • St. John Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. John Cemetery is located in Sioux County
  • Boyden Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Boyden Cemetery is located in Sioux County
  • St. Cecilla Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Cecilla Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Cecilla Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Cecilla Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
  • Gilman Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gilman Cemetery is located in Osceola County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Osceola County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Newkirk Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newkirk Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newkirk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Newkirk Cemetery is located in Sioux County
    • Zion Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Lyon County First Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyon County First Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyon County First Presbyterian Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lyon County First Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
    • St. Anthonys Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthonys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthonys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
    • Middleburg Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middleburg Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middleburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Middleburg Cemetery is located in Sioux County
    • Zoar Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zoar Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zoar Presbyterian Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zoar Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is located in Sioux County
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • 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 Sioux County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Paul Cemetery.

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

  • Sheldon
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheldon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
    • Sheldon is located in O'Brien County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,071 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheldon <5>
  • Archer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
    • Archer is located in O'Brien County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archer <5>
  • Matlock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matlock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matlock
    • Matlock is located in Sioux County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matlock <5>
  • Hospers
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hospers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hospers
    • Hospers is located in Sioux County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hospers <5>
  • Boyden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
    • Boyden is located in Sioux County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Sanborn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Ashton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
    • Ashton is located in Osceola County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashton <5>
  • Middleburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middleburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
    • Middleburg is located in Sioux County
  • Primghar
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Primghar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primghar
    • Primghar is located in O'Brien County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Primghar <5>
  • Granville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
    • Granville is located in Sioux County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
  • Melvin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
    • Melvin is located in Osceola County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
  • Cloverdale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
    • Cloverdale is located in Osceola County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • George
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for George have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
      • George is located in Lyon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,029 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for George <5>
    • Hull
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hull have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
      • Hull is located in Sioux County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <5>
    • Orange City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Alton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
      • Alton is located in Sioux County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <5>
    • Germantown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Germantown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
      • Germantown is located in O'Brien County
    • Paullina
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paullina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paullina
      • Paullina is located in O'Brien County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
    • Sibley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sibley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
      • Sibley is located in Osceola County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,586 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sibley <5>
    • Sioux Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Perkins
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Perkins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
      • Perkins is located in Sioux County
    • Westbrook Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
      • Westbrook Village is located in Sioux County
    • Hartley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
      • Hartley is located in O'Brien County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
    • Little Rock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Allendorf
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendorf
      • Allendorf is located in Osceola County
    • Edna
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
      • Edna is located in Lyon 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. Paul Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in O'Brien County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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. Paul 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. Paul Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #461275  (Saint Paul Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #461275 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: Sheldon
    • County: O'Brien         Elev: 437
    • Location given for GNIS #461275 (Saint Paul 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 O'Brien, 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 obstructions 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. Paul Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1747, Longitude: -95.8414       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Paul 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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