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A visit to the Saint Joseph Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the St. Joseph Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The St. Joseph Cemetery (FG ID #97565)

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. Joseph Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Joseph Cemetery

Lat:   42.6798°   (42° 40' 47")

Lon:   -96.6807°   (-96° 40' 50")

The cemetery is located in Union County<2>.

As an estimate, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Elk Point.

Adjacent to the St. Joseph Cemetery and just to the east is the Elk Point Cemetery.

The county seat for Union County is located in Elk Point. Elk Point lies just to the north of the St. Joseph Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 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.

  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Union County Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union County Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union County Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union County Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Westfield Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westfield Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westfield Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Westfield Twp. Cemetery is located in Plymouth County (IA)
  • Richland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Richland Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Ionia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ionia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ionia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ionia Cemetery is located in Dixon County (NE)
  • Ponca Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • First Brule Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Old Brule Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Brule Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Brule Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Brule Creek Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Civil Bend Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Civil Bend Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Civil Bend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Civil Bend Cemetery is located in Union County
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Dowlin Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dowlin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dowlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dowlin Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Ahlsborg Lutheran Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Silver Ridge Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Silver Ridge Cemetery is located in Dixon County (NE)
    • Mills Family Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mills Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mills Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mills Family Cemetery is located in Plymouth County (IA)
    • Brule Creek Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Dixon County (NE)
    • Hancock Twp. Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hancock Twp. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hancock Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hancock Twp. Cemetery is located in Plymouth County (IA)
    • Bluff View Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Plymouth County (IA)
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Plymouth County (IA)

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. Joseph Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Joseph Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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 Union County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Joseph 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 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:

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 #1257634  (Saint Joseph Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1257634 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: Elk Point
    • County: Union         Elev: 344
    • Location given for GNIS #1257634 (Saint Joseph Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #97565

The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Union, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Joseph Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6798, Longitude: -96.6807    
<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 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.
<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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