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:
46.3622, -96.6279
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 Wilkin County<2>.
The county seat for Wilkin County is located in Breckenridge. Breckenridge lies just to the south southeast 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 20 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.
- McCauleyville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
- Faith Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Faith Lutheran Cemetery is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Faith Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Dwight (ND).
- The Faith Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dwight Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2186918 <5>
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Fairview Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Memorial Gardens is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located in Wahpeton (ND).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101917 <5>
- East Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Emmanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Wahpeton (ND).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101793 <5>
- Bethany Free Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moore Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Moore Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Wahpeton (ND).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102181 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bohemian National Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Bohemian National Cemetery is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian National Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bohemian National Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Wahpeton (ND).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101759 <5>
- Riverside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Wahpeton (ND).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102338 <5>
- Riverside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Christ Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Meadows Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Meadows Cemetery is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Cemetery
- Smith Family Burial Site
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Manston Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Manston Cemetery is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manston Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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:
- Kent
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kent is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Dwight
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dwight is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Wahpeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Breckenridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Abercrombie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Galchutt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Galchutt is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galchutt
- Fairview Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Junction is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Junction
- Mooreton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Colfax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Doran
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Doran is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doran
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Wolverton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wolverton is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Great Bend
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Foxhome
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Foxhome is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Christine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rothsay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barney
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lawndale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lawndale is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
- Walcott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Childs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Childs is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Mantador
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Comstock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Comstock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Oswald
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Oswald is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswald
- Fairmount
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Campbell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
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 Wilkin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Josephs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abercrombie
- Barnesville
- Breckenridge
- Campbell
- Christine
- Fairmount
- Foxhome
- Wahpeton
- Walcott
- Wolverton
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 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. Josephs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Wilkin 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 #650773 (Saint Josephs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #650773 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: Wilkin
- Est. Elev: 292 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dwight
- Location given for Saint Josephs Cemetery:
- Lat: 46.3621818 Lon: -96.6278523
- 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 Wilkin, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |
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