A visit to the Saint Joseph 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. Joseph Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Joseph Cemetery:
46.9064, -96.7595
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Moorhead. Moorhead lies just to the south southeast of the St. Joseph Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Joseph Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the St. Joseph Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Joseph Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Prairie Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Fridhem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Fridhem Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridhem Cemetery
- Oak Mound Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Oak Mound Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mound Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Bluff Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oak Wood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Wood Cemetery is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Wood Cemetery
- Lower Maple River Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Moorhead Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Riverside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Glyndon.
- Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Riverside Cemetery (located 70 miles to the north).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83177 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Horace Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Horace Cemetery is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace Cemetery
- Brink Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Brink Cemetery is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink Cemetery
- The Brink Cemetery has also been known as:
- Horace Lutheran Cemetery
- Sabin Trinity Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Sabin Trinity Cemetery is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin Trinity Cemetery
- Scandia Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Scandia Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandia Cemetery
- Mapleton Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Mapleton Cemetery is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton Cemetery
- Lower Wild Rice & Red River Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
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. Joseph Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Joseph Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oakport
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oakport is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakport
- Moorhead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dilworth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- North River is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Fargo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kragnes
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kragnes is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kragnes
- Reile's Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Reile's Acres is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reile's Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
- West Fargo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Finkle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Finkle is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finkle
- Prairie Rose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Rose is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Rose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Harwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Frontier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Frontier is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Briarwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Briarwood is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Glyndon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sabin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sabin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Wild Rice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wild Rice is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rice
- Georgetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Horace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Argusville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Argusville is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Mapleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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. Joseph Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Joseph Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fargo
- Fargo lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St. Joseph Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fargo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Glyndon
- Harwood
- Moorhead
- West Fargo
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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. Joseph Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Clay 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. Joseph Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #650760 (Saint Joseph Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #650760 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 274 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fargo North
- Location given for Saint Joseph Cemetery:
- Lat: 46.9063522 Lon: -96.7595245
- 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 Minnesota's counties, including Clay, 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. Joseph 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. |