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. 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. Paul Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Paul Cemetery:
41.2322, -95.6378
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>
The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County<2>.
The county seat for Pottawattamie County is located in Council Bluffs. Council Bluffs lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west of the St. Paul Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Paul Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 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.
- Treynor Zion Congregational Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Keg Creek Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hardin Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hardin Twp. Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Twp. Cemetery
- Hardin Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hardin Twp. Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Twp. Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- The Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
- Evangelical Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1991112 <5>
- Fairview Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pottawattamie County Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lewis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Graybill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Graybill Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graybill Cemetery
- St. Paul's Evangelical Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Paul's Evangelical Church Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Evangelical Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Paul's Evangelical Church Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southeast of Council Bluffs.
- The St. Paul's Evangelical Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul's Evangelical Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2256269 <5>
- Mineola Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mineola Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola Cemetery
- Downsville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Downsville Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville Cemetery
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- Lewis Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Lewis Twp. Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Twp. Cemetery
- The Lewis Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lewis Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95281 <5>
- Plumer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Plumer Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumer Cemetery
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
- Silver City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Silver City Cemetery is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City Cemetery
- St. Columbanus Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Weston St. Columbanus Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Garner Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Council Bluffs.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96122 <5>
- Cedar Lawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Cedar Lawn Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Lawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Council Bluffs.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94432 <5>
- York Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The York Twp. Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Twp. Cemetery
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. Paul Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Paul Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Treynor
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dumfries
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dumfries is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
- Mineola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McClelland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Silver City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Silver City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Weston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Weston is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Chautauqua
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chautauqua is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Underwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Macedonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Carson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Henderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Council Bluffs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Folsom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Folsom is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Glenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hentons ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hentons is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentons
- Crescent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Avery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Avery is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Bellevue
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pacific City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pacific City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
- Malvern
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Neola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Carter Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mills is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- Hastings
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hastings is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Minden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Home Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Home Park is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Park
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 Pottawattamie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Paul Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellevue
- Carson
- Council Bluffs
- Glenwood
- Hastings
- Macedonia
- Malvern
- Neola
- Pacific City
- Silver City
- Underwood
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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. Paul Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Pottawattamie 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. Paul Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1949492 (Saint Paul Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1949492 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: Pottawattamie
- Est. Elev: 358 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mineola
- Location given for Saint Paul Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.232219 Lon: -95.6377837
- 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 Pottawattamie, 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. Paul 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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