A visit to the Saint Josephs 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. Josephs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Josephs Cemetery:
40.7523, -87.4467
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Newton County<2>.
The county seat for Newton County is located in Kentland. Kentland lies just to the north of the St. Josephs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Josephs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the St. Josephs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Josephs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fleming Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Fleming Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Cemetery
- Blue Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Blue Ridge Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge Cemetery
- Dehner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Dehner Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehner Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dorne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dorne Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorne Cemetery
- Earl Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Earl Park Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl Park Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Sheldon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Sheldon Cemetery is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon Cemetery
- Morris Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Morris Chapel Cemetery is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Chapel Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Gaffield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Goodland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Prairie Vine Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Prairie Vine Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Vine Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Russell Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Prarie Dell Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Prarie Dell Cemetery is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prarie Dell Cemetery
- Old Texas Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Old Texas Cemetery is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Texas Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Fowler Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Fowler Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fowler Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Fowler.
- The Fowler Cemetery has also been known as:
- North Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #318958 <5>
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sacred Heart Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Fowler.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2184950 <5>
- Beaver City Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Beaver City Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Josephs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Josephs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kentland
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Raub
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Raub is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raub
- Newton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Newton is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Effner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Effner is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effner
- Earl Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Earl Park is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Sheldon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gravel Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gravel Hill is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Goodland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Iroquois
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Freeland Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Freeland Park is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Park
- Wadena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wadena is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Beaver City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Beaver City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Fowler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Foresman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Foresman is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foresman
- Stockland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Donovan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morocco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dunn ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dunn is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Egypt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
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. Josephs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Newton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Josephs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Donovan
- Fowler
- Goodland
- Kentland
- Milford
- Morocco
- Remington
- Sheldon
- Watseka
- Woodland
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. Josephs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Newton 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. Josephs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #442633 (Saint Josephs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #442633 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: Newton
- Est. Elev: 214 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kentland
- Location given for Saint Josephs Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.75226 Lon: -87.4466918
- 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 Indiana's counties, including Newton, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Josephs 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. |