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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:   41.2322°   (41° 13' 55")

Lon:   -95.6378°   (-95° 38' 16")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Treynor Zion Congregational Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Treynor Zion Congregational Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Treynor Zion Congregational Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Keg Creek Twp. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hardin Twp. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardin Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardin Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hardin Twp. Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Hardin Twp. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardin Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardin Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hardin Twp. Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pottawattamie County Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pottawattamie County Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pottawattamie County Home Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Graybill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graybill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graybill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Graybill Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
  • St. Paul's Evangelical Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul's Evangelical Church Cemetery
    • The St. Paul's Evangelical Church Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
    • 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 northwest 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mineola Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mineola Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mineola Cemetery is located in Mills County
  • Downsville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Downsville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Downsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Downsville Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Lewis Twp. Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Twp. Cemetery
      • The Lewis Twp. Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plumer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plumer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Plumer Cemetery is located in Mills County
    • St. Boniface Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Boniface Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Boniface Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Mills County
    • Silver City Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver City Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Silver City Cemetery is located in Mills County
    • St. Columbanus Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Columbanus Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Columbanus Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Columbanus Church Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Weston St. Columbanus Catholic Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weston St. Columbanus Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weston St. Columbanus Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Weston St. Columbanus Catholic Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Garner Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Garner Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Lawn Cemetery
      • The Cedar Lawn Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the York Twp. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the York Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The York Twp. Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie 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.

  • Treynor
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treynor
    • Treynor is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 967 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Treynor <6>
  • Dumfries
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
    • Dumfries is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Mineola
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
    • Mineola is located in Mills County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineola <6>
  • McClelland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClelland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClelland
    • McClelland is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClelland <6>
  • Silver City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Silver City is located in Mills County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
  • Weston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
    • Weston is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Chautauqua
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
    • Chautauqua is located in Pottawattamie County
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
    • Carson is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson <6>
  • Henderson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
    • Henderson is located in Mills County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <6>
  • Council Bluffs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Glenwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,491 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <6>
    • Crescent
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
      • Crescent is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 618 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent <6>
    • Bellevue
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Pacific City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacific City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
      • Pacific City is located in Mills County
    • Malvern
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Neola
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
      • Neola is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neola <6>
    • Carter Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
      • Mills is located in Mills County
    • Hastings
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hastings have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
      • Hastings is located in Mills County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Minden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minden
      • Minden is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minden <6>
    • Home Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Park
      • Home Park is located in Douglas County (NE)
    • Pacific Junction
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacific Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific Junction
      • Pacific Junction is located in Mills County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacific Junction <6>
    • Pigeon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pigeon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
      • Pigeon is located in Pottawattamie 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 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.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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. 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 #1949492  (Saint Paul Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1949492 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: Mineola
    • County: Pottawattamie         Elev: 358
    • Location given for GNIS #1949492 (Saint Paul Cemetery)

The official website for Pottawattamie County: www.pottcounty.com/

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 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- ) 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: 41.2322, Longitude: -95.6378       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>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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