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A visit to the Madison 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 Madison Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Madison Cemetery:

43.3136, -91.9235

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Madison Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Madison Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County<2>.

The county seat for Winneshiek County is located in Decorah. Decorah lies just to the east of the Madison Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Madison Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Madison Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Madison Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • East Madison Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The East Madison Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison Cemetery
  • Madison Settlement Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • McIntosh Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The McIntosh Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Cemetery
  • Orleans Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Orleans Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cemetery
  • Ridgeway Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Ridgeway Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway Cemetery
    • The Ridgeway Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ridgeway Community Cemetery
  • Lincoln Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
  • Baethke Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Baethke Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baethke Cemetery
  • United Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The United Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Cemetery
  • Kruse Farm Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Kruse Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kruse Farm Cemetery
  • Union Prairie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Union Prairie Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Prairie Cemetery
  • St. Bridgets Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The St. Bridgets Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bridgets Cemetery
  • German Methodist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • South Kratz Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The South Kratz Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Kratz Cemetery
    • Ladwig Farm Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Ladwig Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladwig Farm Cemetery
    • Bluffton Village Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Bluffton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Bluffton Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton Cemetery
    • Ferkindstad Farm Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • First Orleans Lutheran Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ryan Farm Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Ryan Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Farm Cemetery
    • Haug Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Haug Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haug Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Haug Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Spillville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95010 <5>
    • St. Wenceslaus of Spillville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • St. Benedict Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The St. Benedict Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Benedict Cemetery
    • Phelps Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Russell Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Russell Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Madison Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Madison Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Ridgeway
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Decorah
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Bluffton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Bluffton is located in Winneshiek County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
  • Spillville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Calmar
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Protivin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Kendallville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Kendallville is located in Winneshiek County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
  • Burr Oak
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Cresco
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Fort Atkinson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Vernon Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Vernon Springs is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Springs
  • Festina
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Canton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Canton is located in Fillmore County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <6>
    • Ossian
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hesper
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hesper is located in Winneshiek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
    • Jackson Junction
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jackson Junction is located in Winneshiek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Junction
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • Highlandville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Highlandville is located in Winneshiek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
    • Navan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Navan is located in Winneshiek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navan
    • Mabel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mabel is located in Fillmore County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mabel <6>
    • Granger
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Granger is located in Fillmore County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
    • Florenceville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Florenceville is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenceville
    • Harmony
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Harmony is located in Fillmore County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmony <6>
    • Saint Lucas
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Saint Lucas is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucas
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
    • Frankville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Frankville is located in Winneshiek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
    • Waucoma
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Castalia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Quandahl
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Quandahl is located in Allamakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quandahl
    • Newburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Newburg is located in Fillmore County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg

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 Madison Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Winneshiek County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Madison Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Calmar
    • Calmar lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Madison Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Calmar.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calmar
  • Canton
  • Cresco
    • Cresco lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Madison Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cresco.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco
  • Decorah
  • Harmony
  • Mabel
    • Mabel lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Madison Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mabel.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
  • Ossian
  • Ridgeway
  • Waucoma

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 helpful 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 Madison Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Winneshiek 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 Madison Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #458719  (Madison Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #458719 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: Winneshiek
      • Est. Elev: 358 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Ridgeway
      • Location given for Madison Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.3135812     Lon: -91.9234933
      • 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 Winneshiek, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Madison 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.