A visit to the Saint Pauls 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. Pauls Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Pauls Cemetery:
43.1864, -94.7872
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County<2>.
The county seat for Palo Alto County is located in Emmetsburg. Emmetsburg lies just to the southeast of the St. Pauls Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Pauls Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of the St. Pauls Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Pauls Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lost Island Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- St. Jacobs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Jacobs Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Jacobs Cemetery
- City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The City Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Cemetery
- Valley View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Crown Hill Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Vernon Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Vernon Twp. Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Twp. Cemetery
- Wallingford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Wallingford Cemetery is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford Cemetery
- High Lake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The High Lake Cemetery is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Lake Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Terril.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94754 <5>
- Calvary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Silver Lake Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Silver Lake Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake Cemetery
- Dickens Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Dickens Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Logan Twp. Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Logan Twp. Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Twp. Cemetery
- Swan Lake Village Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Pauls Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Pauls Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Graettinger
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ruthven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Emmetsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wallingford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wallingford is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Ayrshire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hoprig
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hoprig is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoprig
- Dickens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dickens is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Terril
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Terril is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terril
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Cylinder
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cylinder is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cylinder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Curlew
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Curlew is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curlew
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Gruver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gruver is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Estherville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Ringsted
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Langdon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Langdon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
- Gillett Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gillett Grove is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Mallard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rodman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rodman is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Superior
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fenton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fenton is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Fostoria
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fostoria is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
- Spencer
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Webb
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Webb is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Old Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
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. Pauls Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Palo Alto County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Pauls Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Emmetsburg
- Estherville
- Fenton
- Graettinger
- Mallard
- Milford
- Ringsted
- Ruthven
- Spencer
- Terril
- Webb
- Webb lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the St. Pauls Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Webb.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Whittemore
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 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. Pauls Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Palo Alto 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. Pauls Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #461295 (Saint Pauls Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #461295 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: Palo Alto
- Est. Elev: 399 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Graettinger West
- Location given for Saint Pauls Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.1863513 Lon: -94.7872054
- 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 Palo Alto, 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- St. Pauls 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |